Dwight Silverman

Learn how to modernize your smart home with Matter and Thread, keep control via Siri when internet goes out, and choose what to replace in 2026.

Although it’s been a while since I attended CES, the consumer electronics extravaganza that kicks off in early January in Las Vegas, I pay close attention during the week it goes down. There are so many real-time reports coming from innumerable tech…

When I write about a product or service, I’ve usually been working with it for a few weeks at most. The column you read can only explore that experience, not what it’s like to own or use it over time. In other words, the future is unwritten. But when…

Houston-area houses can be big. And if you’ve got one of these swankiendas, you’re blessed. But you may also feel cursed by their WiFi dead spots. Your home doesn’t need to be ginormous to have this problem. The way a home is laid out and the…

If you’ve got smart-home devices or are thinking about adding them, it’s time to pay attention to Matter. Products based on this new standard designed to end the balkanization of smart-home tech have finally started rolling out, adorned with the…