The world of smart home plumbing is still relatively small, but the benefits of hooking up your home’s pipes with sensors can save you loads on repairs by catching leaks early. Managing your water ...

You might associate energy monitoring with smart plugs. While these do exist and there are some excellent uses for them, ...

Automated sprinklers are convenient and will help you revive a dying lawn, but there’s nothing advanced about them. Once you set the sprinkler schedule, that’s it, there’s nothing more they can do.

As spring gets into swing, we welcome the return of warm weather, verdant lawns and blooming flowers—but sometimes Mother Nature needs some help and not every homeowner has a green thumb. Thankfully, ...

Smart sprinkler controllers are a great way to cut down on home water usage, sparing both your wallet and the planet. But they have one key limitation that prevents them from being used by most ...

These affordable devices aim to keep your plants hydrated when you're out of town or too busy to keep up. I tested two to see if they're worth a buy. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience ...

When it comes to professionally installed and monitored home security systems that also offer all the creature comforts of a smart home, no one does it better than Vivint. Most home security systems ...

Eligible Lompoc residents can now receive a free smart water monitoring device from Flume, a company that makes smart home water monitors and leak detectors, the city of Lompoc has announced. The ...

Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...