Smart Home

The 20 Best Smart Home Gifts of 2020

Whether you talk to Alexa, Google Home or Siri, there's a variety of smart devices that can take your smart home to the next level. These are our favorite.

This Smart Lock Looks Like It's Made by Apple

A sleek smart lock that doesn't look "smart."

This Award-Winning Surge Protector Looks Slick
This HomeKit-enabled power strip recently won a 2019 Red Dot Award f…
The Best Smart Locks for Your Front Door

Here’s what you need to know before buying your first smart lock.
This Mirror-Like Home Fitness Product Is $400 Off
The Echelon Reflect Touch Mirror delivers a range of awesome live wo…
Jun 23, 2020
Wyze’s First-Ever Outdoor Security Camera Has an Ingenious New Feature
Wyze, the company best known for making some of the best affordable smart home cameras, just announced its first-ever outdoor smart hom…
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Jun 21, 2020
Do You Have Bad Wi-Fi in One Room? Here’s How to Solve It for Cheap

The TP-Link AC1200 extender is one of the best and most affordable Wi-Fi extenders you can buy, and right now it’s just $30.
Jun 18, 2020
This Little Gadget Has Been My Best Lockdown Purchase By a Mile

My home Wi-Fi sucked.
Jun 15, 2020
How to Get Great Wi-Fi, Even in Your Backyard

Need some helpful tips to improve the Wi-Fi in and around your home?
Apr 29, 2020
This $35 Security Camera Is Almost As Good As Its $300 Rivals

We review the Blink Mini, Amazon’s cheapest smart home camera ever.

Apr 1, 2020
This Hack Makes This $20 Home Security Camera Even More Valuable

There’s a shortage of webcams at the moment. Wouldn’t it be great if you could turn your smart home camera into one?

Mar 26, 2020
This $20 Smart Scale Can Just About Do It All

The Wyze Scale is cheaper than most digital scales on the market that don’t have any “smarts.”
Jan 31, 2020
Buying Smart Light Bulbs for the First Time? Here’s What You Need to Know

Smart lights are easy to figure out.

Jan 9, 2020
The Best Smart Lock for Most People Just Got a Little Bit Better

Announced at CES 2020, the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock will be available later this year.
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Dec 18, 2019
SimpliSafe’s Excellent Smart Security System Is Over Half Off

SimpliSafe’s security system is over 50-percent off on Amazon.
Dec 14, 2019
How to Build a Smart Home the Easy (and Cheap) Way
We’ve rounded by the best smart home devices to get you started on your journey to build an entry-level Apple, Amazon or Google smart h…
Dec 11, 2019
Before Buying a Mesh Wi-Fi System, An Expert Explains What You Need to Know

Roughly 90-percent of homes complain of dead zones and slow Wi-Fi. A mesh system like Nest Wifi can solve that.
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Dec 3, 2019
This May Be the Best Affordable Smart Lock Out There

Wyze already makes some of our favorite (and by far the cheapest) smart cameras, smart bulbs and smart security systems.

Dec 2, 2019
The Best Smart Home Deals on Cyber Monday

Here are some of the best smart home deals that are going on this Cyber Monday.

Nov 25, 2019
This $50 Smart Home Deal Lets You Voice Control Basically Any Appliance in Your House
Building a smart home can be a daunting task, but a pre-Black Friday deal from Target makes getting started with Google’s system very e…