One of the major pain points of the modern smart home is its digital nature. Whether it’s controlling your smart lights, robot vacuum, smart lock, or thermostat, there’s a good chance you’re using a ...

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Most off-the-shelf smart buttons use tiny surface-mounted tactile switches. They are hollow, plasticky, and lack the mechanical satisfaction of a real interaction that a switch typically provides you ...

The tiny Flic Button lets you control a near-endless number of smart devices—with or without one of Flic’s hubs. If you’re like me—or most TechHive readers—you’ve smartened up as much of your home as ...

An update allows programmable switches, also known as buttons, to work in Google’s smart home platform. An update allows programmable switches, also known as buttons, to work in Google’s smart home ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The latest smart lighting controller from Philips Hue offers the same features as its predecessor for a higher ...

If there ever were a case for open sourcing the code, it’s this one. It’s super hard to believe there is valuable IP behind a button. Would be trivial to make these buttons interface with IFTT, though ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and ...

The best way to make the most of your smart setup is to have your devices handle tasks you forget to do or can't stay on top ...