Telstra customers can keep using both their home phone and internet during fixed-line broadband outages, as the telco unveils its next generation modem. The Smart Modem Gen 2 will use Telstra’s 4G mob...
America's International Trade Commission has said Google infringed five of Sonos’s patents – and has banned Google from importing into the US products that rip off Sonos’ home speaker intellectual pro...
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Once the flames take hold, there’s little that can be done to wrestle back control from a burning barn.A farmer is left to stand back and watch their livestock, equipment and hard...
Smart plugs are a smart-home essential. I find them most useful for lamp scheduling: turning various lights on and off at specific times so I don't have to make the rounds. But you could also use one...
The days of bayonet and screw in bulbs are over for most newly built modern homes and apartments which usually have grids of ceiling downlights installed in all the rooms.Until recently all these down...
Your smart home is a futuristic marvel, but when cameras can be hacked to spy on us, microphones on smart speakers can be manipulated with lasers, and entire security systems can be compromised by a s...
Upgrading to a wide range of smart appliances is getting much easier, but for the ones you can’t — or the ones that don’t have smart equivalents — what can you do? There are smart plugs, which provide...
Another Aldi Special Buy TV hits stores tomorrow, Wednesday July 17 and it’s a cracker deal as always – so – how does it stack up?Filling every gap for shapes and sizes, this week’s Bauhn TV is a 58 I...
Fixed wireless access (FWA), the technology that enables 5G home internet, was among the stars in the Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 13), as it was featured in commercials during the big game by both T-Mobil...
Finally, Siri is coming to more parts of your home thanks to the latest HomePod update. Soon, you will be able to utilize microphones built-into devices like HomeKit thermostats or AirPlay 2 speakers...
The best smart speaker can do much more than just play music. It can control the best smart bulbs and smart home heating. It can help the kids with tricky homework questions. It can tell you whether y...
The main selling point for smart home devices is to make your life easier. They can do this in many ways — by showing you information, controlling other devices, or just playing music. There are plent...
We’re heading into the home stretch of 2021, and that’s our cue to round up the very best smart home products that are available this year, from smart speakers and home security systems to smart therm...
Welcome to Tech Life, an original Forbes Vetted column that helps the everyday gadgeteer figure out fun, unique and simple ways to enhance their lifestyle through the magic of tech.Back in 1977, every...
There’s never a bad time to upgrade your home. Take me, I’ve been on a home improvement tear lately. I have spent hours reorganizing my kitchen and closet. I have consulted the wisdom of online organi...
