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After adding one to my home, here’s why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips.

Arriving six years after Google’s last smart speaker, the new HomePod-style device was redesigned to play host to Gemini’s chatbot.

Tech has been encroaching on the family domicile for years—but actor, writer, and satirist Jill Kargman is all in on analog.

Whether you want to buy cheaper electricity, store solar energy, or guard against outages, EcoFlow’s home battery might be just what you need.

Looking to add a smart speaker to your house? Here’s which to choose, whether you’re an Alexa, Siri, or Gemini fan.

I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.

Cameras can offer peace of mind, but choose carefully before inviting one into your home.

Your mom never gets you a thoughtless gift, so you shouldn’t get her one, either. Here’s every cool gift WIRED writers would give their mothers.

If you’re waffling between Alexa, Siri, and Google, the answer may already be in your home.

Ethernet delivers stable, speedy, secure wired connections to the internet and between devices.