UPDATE: JCPenney Plays Gender Card, Launches Home Automation Biz and Pro Installation

Capitalizing on its large female customer base, JCPenney is the latest big-box brand to get into home automation with new “Home Services,” featuring Samsung SmartThings and and other smart-home systems. [UPDATE: JCP is not installing the smart-ho

Mar 16, 2017

WikiLeaks: CIA Hacked into Mobile Phones and Samsung Smart TVs, Listened to Conversations

"Most emblematic realization” of George Orwell’s 1984: WikiLeaks reveals that the CIA hacked iPhones, Android devices and Samsung TVs, turning them into covert microphones.

Mar 07, 2017

Simple Fix to Make HDBaseT Work (Again) on Samsung TVs

This "permanent workaround" should restore HDBaseT to working order for Samsung TVs affected by an auto-update earlier this year.

Feb 21, 2017

Look Inside Part DIY, Part HelloTech Media Room Project

Avid DIY-er enlists 'Do It For Me' website HelloTech.com to help renovate her 1930s media room with Sonos, Amazon Echo, Lutron and Samsung SmartThings.

Feb 15, 2017

HDBaseT Snafu? Don’t Update Samsung TVs!

Some dealers and manufacturers are claiming the latest Samsung TV update disables HDBaseT, advising users to shut off auto-updates for now.

Feb 01, 2017

CES 2017: Chromecast Built-In Comes to Sony, JBL, Pioneer, Onkyo, More

As AV manufacturers like Harman JBL, Sony, Pioneer, Onkyo, Haier and Philips feature Chromecast built-in on their newest speakers and TVs, Samsung invents its own 'invisible connection.'

Jan 06, 2017