Ever walked into a friend’s house and the lights turned on by themselves? Maybe you’ve seen someone adjust their thermostat ...

News of more than 120,000 Korean home cameras being hacked recently can shake your confidence in connected devices. Stories like that make you picture cybercriminals breaking into homes with high-tech ...

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Smart devices aren't just for homeowners: Many devices don't require major changes to an apartment or special permission from a landlord, but can still equip a home with valuable high-tech features ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

My house was built in 1955, and its original owner probably had a black and white TV with a roof-top antenna, a rotary phone and maybe a few table radios. It’s a “mid-century ‘modern’” house, but ...

The holidays are the perfect time to level up your home with smart tech, whether you're gifting it, using it to simplify seasonal chaos, or planning upgrades for the new year. And while DIY smart-home ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. The nearly universal adoption of ...

Constantly flipping switches was really killing the vibe my ambient lighting worked so hard to curate.