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  • Background information

    Now my smart home’s getting really smart: I’ve discovered Home Assistant

    by Debora Pape

  • Company news

    Galaxus launches new home internet package

    by Manuel Wenk

  • News + Trends

    Alexa" becomes "Alexa+". That's 20 dollars a month, please!

    by Martin Jungfer

  • News + Trends

    Rare insight: How Apple breathes life into a smart lamp

    by Jan Johannsen

  • Guide

    Smart plugs: important questions and answers about adapter plugs

    by Martin Jungfer

  • Guide

    These plugs may be smart, but are they clever?

    by Martin Jungfer

  • News + Trends

    New software transforms Wiz lamps into motion detectors

    by Lorenz Keller

  • News + Trends

    Soon your Zigbee lights could also recognise movement

    by Debora Pape

  • News + Trends

    Kassensturz tests smart sockets - and compares "apples with oranges"

    by Stephan Lamprecht

  • News + Trends

    News from Hue: AI assistant and lamp sync with LG TVs

    by Debora Pape

  • News + Trends

    Hue finally offers multi-bridge support - with a few limitations

    by Debora Pape

  • News + Trends

    New effects and effect setting options for Philips Hue

    by Debora Pape

  • News + Trends

    A plan for doing the dishes: V-Zug charges extra for special functions

    by Florian Bodoky

  • News + Trends

    Cheaper and simpler: Netatmo launches new smart home brand Omajin

    by Lorenz Keller

  • News + Trends

    The surveillance camera from TP Link films solar-powered

    by Florian Bodoky

  • News + Trends

    Amazon relies on "Claude" for AI Alexa - and probably charges money for it

    by Martin Jungfer

  • Product test

    Smart notepad review: it really is that clever

    by Darina Schweizer

  • News + Trends

    Bye bye Chromecast: The TV streamer is Google's new TV streaming box

    by Jan Johannsen

  • News + Trends

    Alexa: Amazon makes life difficult for suppliers like "Bring!"

    by Martin Jungfer

  • News + Trends

    Do you have Philips Hue and an iPhone? There are finally native widgets again

    by Samuel Buchmann

  • News + Trends

    Philips Hue: You will soon be able to use multiple bridges in your account

    by Debora Pape

  • Behind the scenes

    Everybody loves AI – product sales up 24%

    by Daniel Borchers

  • Product test

    Philips Hue Secure: easy to install, loads of possibilities – but expensive

    by Lorenz Keller

  • News + Trends

    Google tidies up and removes 17 functions from the Assistant

    by Jan Johannsen

  • News + Trends

    Curiosities at the CES 2024

    by Michelle Brändle

  • Behind the scenes

    Swiss residents tightening up on home security

    by Stephan Kurmann

  • News + Trends

    Artificial suns and other gadgets to wake you up

    by Debora Pape

  • News + Trends

    Smart home standard Matter can now wash, vacuum and ventilate

    by Lorenz Keller

  • News + Trends

    No longer just ambient lighting: Philips Hue brings security cameras

    by Lorenz Keller

  • News + Trends

    IFA 2023: Our reports from Berlin

    by Luca Fontana

  • News + Trends

    We're going to IFA - What do you want to see?

    by Florian Bodoky

  • Behind the scenes

    2023 search trends: Lego and iPhone top rankings

    by Stephan Kurmann

  • News + Trends

    Surveillance is getting more expensive: Arlo is increasing the price of its plans significantly

    by Martin Jungfer

Smart home

We live in the age where lamps get upgrades. Why? The editorial team analyses smarthomes. Which is better? Philips Hue or Xiaomi's ecosystem? What's Huawei up to? Is Apple really the gold standard? These and other questions move us in our own home, even if we are only after more quality of life.

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