Best Buy just won early Black Friday deals with $59 Google Nest Audio By Kate Kozuch published 1 November 21 Best Buy has the Google Nest Audio on sale for $59 thanks to early Black Friday deals for your smart home.
Your Nest Learning Thermostat is about to not matter By Mike Prospero published 31 October 21 Nest's flagship smart thermostat won't support Matter, the newest smart home standard
Robot vacuum deal knocks up to $350 off our favorite Roombas By Louis Ramirez published 21 October 21 iRobot is taking up to $350 off multiple Roomba robot vacuums and bundles.
Ecobee SmartThermostat review By Mike Prospero published 18 October 21 Ecobee has beefed up Alexa and the speaker quality in the company's newest smart thermostat.
Apple HomePod mini review By Mike Prospero published 18 October 21 The Apple HomePod mini delivers great audio for its size.
Nanoleaf Lines review By Kate Kozuch published 14 October 21 Nanoleaf Lines aren’t your average light strips. These RGB backlit bars are highly customizable and pack plenty of smarts.
Abode Cam 2 review By Wes Davis published 12 October 21 A surprisingly capable and inexpensive home security camera.
Govee Ambient RGBWW Portable Table Lamp review By Katie Mortram published 12 October 21 A versatile smart table lamp design at a great price.
Ring Video Doorbell vs. Ring 3 vs. Ring Pro 2: Which should you buy? By Mike Prospero published 12 October 21 Ring's video doorbells offer night vision, motion detection, and two-way communication. But which one is right for you?
Google Assistant could inspire the next woman to change the world By Cynthia Lawrence published 11 October 21 Google Assistant aims to empower girls and push back against traditional tropes with more that 25 inspirational stories. about 'girl heroes.'
This is the most underrated new Apple Watch feature in watchOS 8 By Kate Kozuch published 10 October 21 The Apple Watch is finally smart home-ready thanks to watchOS 8
Atatat Digital Photo Frame review By Jackie Dove published 7 October 21 Atatat offers great visual rendition of your images without the complexity of networks or remote input.
How to make your Ring Video Doorbell sound spooky this Halloween By Katie Mortram published 7 October 21 Halloween is almost here, so why not get into the spirit by setting your Ring Video Doorbell to make spooky chimes?
Exclusive: How safe is the Maximus Answer DualCam video doorbell? By Paul Wagenseil, Mike Prospero published 7 October 21 The Maximus Answer DualCam video doorbell has nearly perfect security, except in two areas, Bitdefender researchers find.
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max review: What’s really Max about it? By Henry T. Casey published 7 October 21 Editor's Choice The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is not especially faster than its cheaper version, but it's a great streaming stick nonetheless.
Arlo Pro 4 review: Quality video, but subscription required By Wes Davis published 5 October 21 The Arlo Pro 4 delivers good video quality, but you’ll need a subscription to get the most out of it.
Early Black Friday deal: Amazon Echo Show 5 is 44% off right now By Denise Primbet published 30 September 21 This early Black Friday deal takes a whole 44% off the Amazon Echo 5 (1st gen), making it one of the best deals we've seen.
What is Sonos? How the premium speakers work By Kate Kozuch published 30 September 21 Sonos audio devices are known for multiroom music playback, smart assistants, and support for all the major streaming services. Here's your guide to Sonos speakers.
Sonos Beam (Gen 1) review By Michael Gowan published 30 September 21 The first-generation Sonos Beam delivers very good sound for a small soundbar, and comes with Alexa voice controls.
Millions of iPhones, TVs and other devices could go offline Thursday — here's why [updated] By Paul Wagenseil published 29 September 21 The expiration of a security certificate on Sept. 30 may kill internet access for older iPhones, Macs, smart TVs and millions of other devices.
Amazon Astro called 'privacy nightmare' and 'terrible' — here's why By Rory Mellon published 29 September 21 Former employees who reportedly worked on the Amazon Astro project have called the device a "privacy nightmare" and "terrible" — here's why.
Amazon Astro: 3 reasons to buy and 3 reasons to skip By Kate Kozuch published 29 September 21 Should you buy Amazon Astro? 3 reasons to order the $999 robot (and 3 reasons not to)
Ring Alarm Review: A Strong Home Security Kit By Florence Ion published 28 September 21 While it's affordable and easy to use, the Ring Alarm home security kit doesn't offer much regarding home automation.
Which home security camera has the best cloud storage plan? By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 Editor's Choice Find out which company offers the best deal and most features for saving your home security camera footage in the cloud.
Ring Video Doorbell (2nd generation) review By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 Editor's Choice The Ring Video Doorbell is the best video doorbell you can get for under $100.
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 review By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2’s new square video is a big improvement over its other video doorbells.
Blink Video Doorbell release date, specs, price and features By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 Blink is undercutting Ring and others with a $50 video doorbell.
Amazon event recap — Astro robot, Echo Show 15, Amazon Glow, Halo View and more By Kate Kozuch published 28 September 21 Here's everything announced at the Amazon Event, from the rolling Astro Robot and mountable Echo Show 5 to the Amazon Glow projector and Halo View fitness tracker.
Amazon challenges Nest with smart thermostat that’s just $59 By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 Here's everything we know about the Amazon Smart Thermostat — including that super-low price.
Amazon Astro robot price and everything it can do By Mike Prospero published 28 September 21 Everything the Amazon Astro can do, as well as its price and how you can get this $1,000 home robot