smart home

Using an Eero mesh system without the Eero Plus subscription limits you to a basic set of options. You can schedule Wi-Fi downtime, set up a guest network, and use your Eero as a smart home hub. That might be enough for most, but here's…

Sadly, it took more than two months for Eufy’s parent company, Anker, to admit some fault and apologize. Early denials sparked deeper media scrutiny as the company tried to downplay Eufy’s security failings, shredding a hard-won reputation…

I switched to a single router and reconfigured it, but my living room lights were too close together, so it did not work in that room. The hall, where this motion sensing would be most useful only worked when I turned the sensitivity to the…

Do you know precisely how much electricity your gadgets and appliances sip when you're away from home? Or how frequently energy costs fluctuate? These factors are increasingly important to consider as electricity prices soar and outages…

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It’s 10 pm and, like a vampire stirring in its coffin to greet the nocturne, my garbage bin comes to life. A semicircle of yellow lights on the lid starts flashing, an illuminated lock icon appears, and inside the bone-white, 27-inch…

Our furry friends are important members of the family, and leaving them at home while we go out to do people things can be hard. However, pet cameras—specifically designed to keep watch over dogs and cats—can make the human's absence from…

Five years after the original HomePod, Apple has finally deemed it time to release a successor. The second-generation HomePod breathes new life into the company's smart home aspirations, boasting a new processor and improved sound quality,…

Michael Calore: Fantastic.Julian Chokkattu: Smart.Adrienne So: Because by God, I will not be standing in a line for terrible coffee for 20 minutes when I have to get to a press conference. I'm just going to brew that up in my room while I'm…

After going remote at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, CES returned to Las Vegas in 2022 for a hybrid experience. Many companies opted to continue virtually attending the annual consumer trade show. Even though CES 2023 is not expected…