Dry air, chilly rooms, and trips outside to unplug holiday lights get old fast. A few smart home additions can make winter a little easier to live with.

The Amazon Echo Show 8 is arguably the most reliable and convenient smart display available for the Alexa smart home, and it’s on sale at $125 for October Prime Day. This is a $75 discount from its regular price of $200, making this a great deal and the best price we’ve ever seen for this device.

The best choices right now are the Kidde/Ring collaboration detectors ($75) that work with the Ring app for free, and the Nest/First Alert detectors ($130) that work with Google Home. They both send you alerts on your phone wherever you are, and offer in-app battery warnings. They also make testing and management easy.

Apple's long-awaited smart home hub could finally arrive soon, giving Siri AI a dedicated screen in the kitchen or bedroom.

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Wi-Fi networks aren't suitable for building the smart home. They can become congested with all the clients connected to the LAN when other smart home devices are thrown into the mix. You don't want to have countless smartplugs on the same Wi-Fi as laptops,

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Apple could hold two product launch cycles in October 2026, with an OLED iPad mini, touch-enabled OLED MacBook Pro, iMac and smart home devices expected.