Amazon's Echo Show 5 is an affordable smart display, but the lock-in with Amazon's own ecosystem makes it far less useful as a smart home device than it could be. Some very clever people have figured ...

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Imagine walking into your home and, with a single tap on a sleek, wall-mounted screen, adjusting the lights, setting the perfect temperature, or even queuing up your favorite playlist, all without ...

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For many people, an automated smart home is about little things that add up to big conveniences over time. Lights turning on when you pull into the driveway, a downstairs thermostat adjustable from ...