Fi, an inventor in Michigan had rigged his house with technology that simulated much of what today's smart homes can do.

Since the 2010 debut of History's reality series "American Pickers ... serve as early versions of what we refer to now as smart home elements. There are, obviously, no Bluetooth connections ...

Barely more than a year ago, the idea of an AI-powered smart security camera that could describe what it was seeing truly blew our minds. Now, it’s becoming par for the home security course.

Smart locks have seen more innovation in 2024 than almost any other category in the smart home All of this made the smart lock one of the most active categories in the smart home in 2024.