I spent 10 years with a basic smart home that was more connected than smart. This is why I recently made the leap to Home Assistant.

In every room makeover, there are usually two or three major game-changers that take the room from “meh” or “good” to great. This could be paint, trim, a great rug, or dramatic curtains. In Imani Keal ...

These three factors—reflection, absorption, and diffusion—are the building blocks of a room’s acoustic make-up (aka its transfer function), affecting everything from the frequency response to the ...