As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and ...

Through Amazon's Wi-Fi Simple Setup, Amazon wants to take away the headache of setting up your smart home. As it stands, you usually need to connect each smart plug, smart lightbulb and smart fan ...

Smart plugs help you add some intelligence to home appliances that don't have built-in Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity. With these little intermediaries between your wall outlet and your appliance, ...

Fast Company published a report this week exploring why third-party accessories that make use of Apple's Smart Connector remain few and far between, almost two years after the connector first debuted ...

While you were unboxing your iPad, or maybe over the course of using it, you might have noticed three small metallic dots on the back or side of the device. Well, these dots are a set of something ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple offers a Smart Connector feature for most of its iPad lineup, including the base model, the iPad Air, and the iPad Pro. This connector ...

A patent filed by Apple way back in 2012 was granted on Tuesday, which reveals the company has been toying with a few exciting ideas for the Smart Connector on both iPad Pro models. We first saw this ...

There has long been debate about the future of the Lightning port in the iPhone. Will Apple stick to this, replace it with USB-C, or move straight to a fully wireless iPhone — one without any ports at ...