…You then hand them the guest network credentials, and suddenly your friend's malware-heavy smartphone is sitting on the exact same local network segment as a cheap, unpatched Chinese smart plug…
…segmentation a try Virtual networks are criminally underrated. It's not just for advanced users running home servers; it can tangibly benefit almost anyone using high-bandwidth devices and smart home devices…
…You can even use your Fire TV Stick 4K Max remote to control your smart home devices. While this isn't a feature I take advantage of very often, since my smart…
…The smart devices across your home, ceaselessly broadcasting data, quietly make every other device on the same band wait in line. These slower devices are often limited to older Wi-Fi standards…
…and places away from home. This obviously generated a lot of consumer demand rather quickly. Within months of release, Valve and its competitors built an entire segment with enormous demand, showing no…
Patrick O'Rourke Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
…Then I got the smart home bug, and started piling in smart locks, smart lights, anything I could find with "smart" in the description, really. And that was dumb because I ended…
…You can connect them to Home Assistant for local control instead, and then you'll have a smart home that works for you, without the risk of working against you in the…
…Sign in to your XDA account The simplicity of spinning up containers in Docker is one of home lab's few simplicites. Find a service that looks interesting, pull the image, write…
…That’s because it adds smart selection and background removal to the FOSS app – and both facilities are capable of harnessing my GPU. The Select Segment from Box tool works well across…