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Shelly has launched its new Wall Display XL in Europe. It's a 10.1-inch smart home control panel that fits into standard EU wall boxes, and costs around €289 or £250. It offers four customisable ...

The new plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is simpler to install and just as easy to use. But still-limited integrations keep it from being truly brilliant. If you buy something from a ...

Smart plugs are an easy way to get smart lighting, but they only work with lamps and they only control one device. Brilliant makes one of the more sophisticated whole-home smart lighting solutions, ...

Aqara announced an array of new smart home devices at CES 2025, including its first in-wall touchscreen control panel. The Matter-compatible controller works with the company’s new dimmers, switches, ...

The official development team at Raspberry Pi have recently launched their second generation touchscreen in the form of the app named Raspberry Pi 2 Touchscreen. Providing an affordable and versatile ...

There’s nothing new about using Alexa to control your smart home, but the Echo Hub that Amazon announced today is the first Echo device to be a dedicated smart home control panel, featuring an 8-inch ...

Smart home company Aqara has announced no fewer than nine new products at this year’s consumer electronics show. Most, however, won’t be available in the US until later in the year. These include a ...

Using a Raspberry Pi 3 maker and developer Michael Zanetti has created an open source touchscreen smart home control panel using nymea:core and nymea:app to build a smart home system. For those not ...

I mostly control smart home devices via Siri, and even Steph has become a convert to the idea since we got HomePods. But while both Siri and the Home app make things very simple for us, things are ...

A new feature in Android 15 allows your phone or tablet to display an interactive smart home control panel while charging — and it’s not limited to Google Home. A new feature in Android 15 allows your ...