On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, guest Matthew Cassinelli joins to talk about Shortcuts and home automations.

Do you know your blueprints from your traces?

From fine-tuning open source models to building agentic frameworks on top of them, the open source world is ripe with ...

At CES 2026, the smart home has moved beyond simple "connectivity" into an era of "proactive service," evolving from command-driven devices into home assistants that can anticipate needs and make ...

After a 25 year career working at the Gratiot County Commission on Aging, In-Home Supervisor Kristi Betzer is retiring from her position. Her last day is on Tuesday, Dec. 30. As an in-home supervisor, ...

When you set up a smart bulb in a lamp, you get to name that lamp, so Alexa will know which lamp you are asking her to turn on. In my living room, I’ve set up lamps called table lamp and floor lamp.

Dutch smart home specialist Athom has unveiled the Homey Self-Hosted Server, a software-only version of the Homey Pro operating system that runs on your own hardware. You can run the Homey Self-Hosted ...

Continued Conversations no longer work on Gemini for Home unless you pay for Google Home Premium. The feature was previously free but has been replaced by Gemini Live speakers and displays running ...

I recently made the switch to Gemini on my Google smart speakers and displays, and for the most part, I’m liking it. Gemini is chatty without being a blabbermouth, and it capably controls my smart ...

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Google’s big Gemini for Home voice assistant update doesn’t just work on Nest devices, but several third-party Google Assistant speakers too! Gemini for Home ...

The Gemini for Home voice assistant started rolling out at the end of October, with Early Access availability currently quite limited. A trick today does not enable the new LLM-powered assistant, but ...