Samsung’s got a new smart home controller that is a portable tablet with a vertical dock that lets you easily control the various devices in your home from a central dashboard.

Amazon is adding a Device Dashboard to select Fire tablets, allowing users to control their smart-home gadgets with taps instead of voice commands.

A smart dashboard is a customizable screen that can display real-time information essential to your everyday tasks. You can combine your work calendar, local weather, news feed, and other live ...