Best robot vacuums 2021: Reviews and buying advice
Robot vacuums are all the rage—and why not!? Vacuuming is one of the most loathed household chores. While it doesn’t come with the ick factor...
Best smart plugs 2021: Reviews and buying advice
Every room in your house has them: power outlets, and they’re about as dumb as technology can be. To create a true smart home, you...
Best smart garage door controllers of 2021
The garage door opener, in some ways, marks the smart home’s genesis. Radio-controlled remotes for electric garage door openers date back to 1931, predating the...
What cord-cutters should do about Roku losing YouTube TV
It’s been just over a week since Roku and Google had a public falling out, culminating in Roku’s decision to remove YouTube TV from its...
Zigbee Alliance announces a new smart home standard, Matter; renames itself the Connectivity Standards Alliance
The Zigbee Alliance announced a new open-source standard for smart home products and systems today. Matter, formerly known as Project CHIP (Connected Home over IP),...
Wyze unleashes noise-cancelling Wyze Buds Pro with wireless charging case
Even as it raises prices on its most popular products amid the global chip shortage, Wyze continues to churn out new gadgets with (for now,...
Amazon upgrades the Echo Show 5 and 8’s cameras, rolls out an Echo Show 5 for kids
Amazon just took the wraps off its next-gen versions of the Echo Show 8 and 5 displays, which will arrive with familiar form factors but...
Local sports must embrace cord-cutting—or else
If you’re wondering why you still can’t stream local sports without cable at a reasonable price, just picture a child who’s afraid of ripping off...
Samsung and Sony face new competition in high-end displays from Planar
Planar has been a fixture at the CEDIA (Consumer Electronics Design and Installation Association) Expo for many years, even though its primary business has been...
Samsung finally offers its best 4K TV tech in smaller sizes
Samsung kicked off the CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association) tradeshow by announcing that it plans to offer its display technologies in a wider...