Review

Moving beyond its roots in kitchen and bath fixtures, Moen recently launched its Smart Sprinkler Controller line for the residential irrigation market. In our Digitized House smart home, we reviewed...

Aiming to elevate the utilitarian garden hose into a smart watering system, the Rachio Smart Hose Timer soars by bringing intelligent convenience and automation to your landscape and garden without...

Kohler Company recently expanded its smart home portfolio with the Kohler H2Wise+ water monitor, a system designed to surveil a whole-home water network and alert homeowners instantly if a leak...

Smart plugs have become a staple in today’s connected home, and for good reason. They are perfect for converting standard table and floor lamps into smart lighting, controlling small appliances...

Offering 2000 lumens of floodlight safety and continuous charging for a Ring Stick Up Cam Battery or Spotlight Cam Battery, the Wasserstein 3-in-1 Floodlight with Charger is a suitable solution...

What is the current air quality in your living space? Chances are you don't have any idea. Aura Air, a smart air purification system, aims to irreversibly correct that by...

It seems that Apple has made eliminating most ports on their products Job One, with USB-C spec ports the lone survivor. That's certainly the case with the latest iPad Air...

Google has begun rolling out a major software update for its Nest Hub smart displays, bringing new top-level navigation and a re-thought Home Control screen for smart accessory organization and...

The most significant aspect of the new Nest Thermostat from Google is not its lower $129.99 retail price. Nor is it the new recycled plastic housing offered in a choice...

Smart lock makers August and Yale have updated their iOS and Android smartphone apps to support biometrics verification for remote locking and unlocking operations, bringing an additional layer of security...

The Google Nest Hello Video Doorbell remains one of our top recommendations for homeowners looking to better secure their front door. But since these doorbells are designed to replace a...

The latest in DIY security cameras and video doorbells are among the most popular connected home accessories, and for good reasons. These awareness solutions can instantly alert you to the...

Google Nest has started rolling out the new Nest Aware cloud video subscription plans to customers with Nest Cams, giving them the option to stay with their current first-generation plan...

Connected home security just took a definitive leap forward as mesh Wi-Fi pioneer eero has debuted enhanced Apple HomeKit security on their line of routers. Designed to work with the...

Beyond the predominance of the Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant connected home ecosystems, Samsung SmartThings has shaken out as a reasonable alternative. So it was with high expectations...

August Home, as a pioneer in the smart door lock genre, continues to add versatility and diversity to their connected home platform. We have been testing the 3rd generation of the August...

Smart ceiling fans are a great thing, but often they are not positioned for optimum ventilation. That's where portable pedestal fans like the Nash CoolSmart Fan come in. This is...

Legrand has just moved into the Apple HomeKit neighborhood, bringing with it a broad range of connected home products. For the U.S. market, they have launched a full line of...

If you’re in the middle of modernizing your TV den, consider swapping your cable and satellite providers with a streaming video service. More and more consumers are cutting the cord...

A cottage industry of app development around the Philips Hue family of smart LED lighting has produced a nice collection of software that runs on the popular Apple TV platform....