With the right setup, Home Assistant can function almost entirely offline, running on local hardware like Raspberry Pi or ...

H ome automation is more powerful than ever, and choosing the right platform can make or break your smart home experience.

Use this guide as a companion on your home internet journey, especially when comparing plans from internet service providers. You’ll need to know about Mbps and Gbps when evaluating broadband ...

This video, published by the CSA, illustrates how Ivani’s wireless network sensing works over a Zigbee network. Motion sensing in the smart home has several use cases, from lighting control and ...

Update: Ambient sensing is not a new feature coming for Zigbee, as this story originally said, but an example of a use case built by a company called Ivani demonstrating what's possible using the ...

ZigBee uses an IEEE 802.15.4 radio spec running on the 2.4GHz band, ratified last year, plus three additional layers for networking, security, and applications. What makes the specification ...

Aqara has long been one of the leaders in the DIY Zigbee smart home space ... primarily allowing it to be used with security systems. The Aqara Hub M3 can be powered by plugging the provided ...

Zigbee, as some have discovered, has "profiles" that different device makers have used, and thereby not work together (search "Aqara Zigbee" on Reddit for ample proof). And yet Zigbee devices are ...

Thanks to Home Assistant, however, I don’t need another app or hub. Hub aside, I use a mix of Wi-Fi and Zigbee devices throughout my home. Zigbee is the wireless mesh protocol behind many ...

That would be Zigbee, a global communication standard that we promise is more exciting than it sounds. It’s often used to connect smart devices, such as lights and thermostats. Have you connected your ...