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BOT Home Automation's $200 (available internationally for about £120, AU$215) Doorbot is an all-in-one security and convenience device -- with companion app -- that gives you front door visibility and ...

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Supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems sit in the background in industrial settings, performing all kinds of important jobs but in an ad-hoc ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. New automation capabilities rolling out to the Home app — and even more advanced ones in the script editor — put ...

The new Google Home automation Script Editor has some serious power, and Google has announced today that the tool is already available to all users through the web app. Google’s new Script Editor is ...

The Matter protocol involves creating a more streamlined communication pathway for smart home devices. Many major players in the smart home device space are on board with Matter. With an agreed-upon ...