Tablet hubs may be costly and/or require minor home renovation work. Automations can remove a lot of the need for a touchscreen in the first place. Tablets do have uses, such as guests or monitoring ...

If you’ve yet to bring your smart home into the Apple fold and controlling it effectively from Apple devices (including via CarPlay) is something you’re interested in, listen up. Using the open-source ...

You can use your Amazon Fire TV Stick to control other smart devices in your home, such as the lights or a thermostat. Do ...

Finally, there’s the swanky Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus, a 6.9-inch touchscreen smart home hub designed to take on the likes of the Amazon Echo Hub, or higher-end control panels from the likes of Control4 ...