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The best floodlight camera to buy right now
These security cameras will shed some light on your smart home
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Smart switches or smart bulbs? How to choose the right smart lighting for your home
Switches, bulbs, plugs, remotes, bridges, and hubs — smart lighting can be complicated. We’ll help you get it sorted
Smart Home Reviews
Once a fable, the smart home is now attainable for many. Though, since all homes are different, there’s no one-size-fits-all method for finding the best smart home devices. Our reviews of the latest smart thermostats, smart speakers, and security systems will help you figure out what’s right for you. And as smart assistants, like Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant, grow in capability, we put them to task to see just how helpful they are.
Amazon Astro review: too much Alexa, not enough arms
While it’s not the robot we were looking for, Astro is rolling in the right direction.
Ecobee’s new thermostats are its best yet
The Premium and Enhanced models add style to Ecobee’s substance
Eero’s top-of-the-line mesh Wi-Fi router is faster but flakier
The Eero Pro 6E is the company’s first 6GHz-capable router
Deebot X1 Omni review: the do-everything robot vacuum
This $1,550 robot can mop, vacuum, clean itself, and find you in your home
The best robot vacuum you can buy right now
These wonderful little robots do all the hard work for you
Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra review: this bot cleans its own bottom
A robot vacuum cleaner that can look after itself, for a hefty price
The best video doorbell camera to buy right now
We pick the best brainy buzzers
Roborock’s S7 Plus is the first hybrid robot vacuum and mop worth buying
The S7 is the best robot vacuum that can also mop, but skip the "Rock Dock" auto-empty station
Roomba j7 Plus vs. Jet Bot AI Plus: can these robot vacuums pass the poop test?
Home robots are getting smarter
Nest Cam (indoor) review: Google’s pretty little camera takes one step forward and three steps back
It might look good, but it doesn’t perform well
Govee’s inexpensive TV backlight goes big
A strong bias for bias lighting
Google’s latest Nest Doorbell and camera are not obvious upgrades
Battery-powered options are great, but prepare to make compromises
Ikea and Sonos picture frame speaker review: wall of sound
The latest Symfonisk collaboration is another attempt to camouflage tech in the home
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Amazon Echo Show 5 (second gen) review: small screen, small updates
Amazon’s smallest smart display has gotten the tiniest of refreshes
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 review: Ring’s best doorbell yet
The new top-of-the-line Ring doorbell is expensive but works well
