Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Smart home accessories are a fast-growing category in the tech market and iDevices is adding to it today. The iDevices Instinct is an Alexa enabled smart light switch that is going to set you back ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Amazon made the Smart Dimmer Switch available for pre-order. This switch is battery-powered with four individually programmable buttons that can control smart home devices, run routines, or control ...

One firm that hasn’t run out of new ideas for the smart home is ecobee, which has now introduced a smart light switch. The appropriately dubbed Switch Plus is the first light switch to hit the market ...

The basic controls of smart light switches involve an on and off function. Additional desirable options may include the ...

Available now, the iDevices Instinct ($99.95) is a single-pole switch with dual far-field microphones, audio technology (including a microspeaker) from Soen Audio, an LED light ring that lights up ...

After you’ve enabled Alexa Announcements on an ecobee4, one or more ecobee Switch+ wall switches, or other announcement-compatible Alexa-enabled devices, there are three commands that will activate ...

The smart home is in full swing, so iDevices has plans to release Instinct, a $99.99 light switch that has a built-in Alexa. This isn’t just support for Alexa, but this smart light switch features a ...

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...

Smart light switches that can be controlled through Alexa or Google Assistant are nothing new, but the iDevices Instinct takes things a step further: it actually has Alexa built in, turning the switch ...