Smart speakers like the Google Nest Mini or the Amazon Echo Dot can offer a lot of help and fun for under $50, and these can be an integral part of controlling your budget-friendly smart home devices.

Google announced last month that Gemini for Home will eventually replace Google Assistant in its smart home devices. You'll ...

Google's Gemini AI is now coming to Google Home and will be available for its smart home lineup later this year.

Google is announcing the launch of Home APIs, giving developers access to more than 600 million devices with Matter or Works with Google support. This enables developers -- whether they're smart ...

Home Assistant gets a boost from the Open Home Foundation, a nonprofit meant to ensure that smart home projects remain open and accessible to everyone.

It's taken years, but Google's smart home panel is almost everywhere. It's consistent, reliable, and my favorite Google feature ever.

Google's Project Astra will power an array of new features in Google Search, the Gemini app, and third-party products from developers.

Not only is Siri lagging dramatically behind generative AI chatbots in smartphone-based tasks, but Google is about to make Apple’s assistant look really dumb when it comes to smart homes … Google ...

After a turbulent beginning, smart home standard Matter feels like it’s growing up. And with big-name supporters like Google, ...

A smart home for less than a night out? Yep. Check out these five easy and budget-friendly projects ...