In this complete beginner’s guide to starting a smart home, we’ll cover what you need to consider when first getting started and help you set up your very own smart home.

Given that most devices these days require an Internet connection to even function, how would a smart home stand up without access to the Internet?

Zigbee is one of the most popular choices of communication protocols that allow different smart home devices from different manufacturers to work with each other, but how exactly does it work and what makes it so good for over 400 companies to want to use it?

There have been times where I have had Alexa playing some music through my Echo device at just the right volume, yet when I ask her a question it feels like she is shouting back at me and it is simply too loud. This got me thinking on the ways to make Alexa’s voice quieter and whether the volume of Alexa’s voice can be different to the volume of music being played.

Many people will use a smart plug for simply turning on and off a lamp through the app or by using their voice, but they have so much more potential that isn’t being recognized.

I recently had some outlets installed on the outside of my house as part of an extension being built. This got me thinking whether I could use smart plugs outside to extend my smart home to the outdoors.

Here are 23 cool uses for smart sensors to show you what these neat devices are capable of and to give you some ideas on how you could incorporate them into your own smart home.

Once you start learning more and more about smart home technology, you’ll soon realize that they can provide significant benefits for you and your family as well as change the way you live your day-to-day life for the better.