For most—if not all—of your life, you've been able to control your TV and stereo with a single "universal" remote. The next stage of the smart home revolution—the one that promises to gather all of our connected in-home gadgets into a cooperative team—involves hubs.

The...

You cannot walk into a Best Buy or Home Depot without seeing another smart device for the home. These can include thermostats, door locks, light bulbs, and cameras.  Some of these stand-alone devices are smarter than others but do they really make a smart home?  A trul...

Home control just became more fun. With the addition of the Alarm.com skill set, for Amazon's voice controlled Echo, controlling the home is as easy as asking Alexa, The Echo's friendly electronic 

attendant.  

Imagine walking into the kitchen with an arm full of g...

Do you remember when you were younger and music from your home electronics seemed to sound better? 

Your ears are not deceiving you.  Somewhere in the race to fit the most music in the smallest space we began to accept less quality for more convenience.  We all loved o...

Perhaps your holiday festivities included quality time with friends and family gathered in the kitchen or relaxing on the back porch. Chances are you thought to yourself, “We need music playing here.”

Sure, you could use a cup to amplify your mobile phone with the volu...