Smart smoke detectors are quite a bit more expensive than their “dumb” counterparts, so it’s only natural for people to consider their lifespan and replacement costs. Here’s what you need to know about the lifespan of smoke a…
If you have an Amazon Echo or Google Nest smart speaker in your home, you can easily use it to monitor your home for smoke and carbon monoxide. This is a simple way to turn your “dumb” traditional smoke dectors into smart ala…
Security cameras are great for keeping an eye on your home, indoors and out, but what if you want to disable them when you’re home for increased privacy?
Google Assistant “Routines” can be super handy for automating your life. Typically, Assistant performs the actions immediately on command, but what if you don’t want something to happen right away? You can use a delay to do t…
Nobody likes wasting money and the constantly shifting smart home landscape can give you the feeling that you’ll be left holding the bag. The Matter smart home initiative looks to bring order to the Wild West of smart home pr…
Google Assistant’s Family Bell feature makes it easy to schedule announcements on Google Nest speakers and displays, along with Android devices. It can be annoying to get to the Family Bell settings. We’ll show you how to mak…
Google Assistant has many features that are perfect for families, especially those with smart speakers and displays. “Family Bell” allows you to schedule announcements to keep your house running smoothly. We’ll show you what …
Wyze offers one of the most affordable options for home security with 24/7 monitoring at $5 per month. However, that price is about to double. Thankfully, you can lock in the lower subscription price if you sign up soon….
“Alexa, I want to talk to a doctor.” This simple phrase adds a whole new level of usefulness to Amazon’s virtual assistant thanks to a partnership with Teledoc. Now, you can ask Alexa to connect you with a doctor, which is a …
Want to be able to quickly launch Google Assistant and perform your searches with it? Enable an option on your iPhone or Android phone, and then all you will have to say is “Hey Google” or “Ok Google” to launch the virtual as…
Every once in a while, a story involving kids and Alexa or Google Assistant smart speakers hits the news cycle. These stories are often lighthearted, but occasionally they take a nasty turn. Should we let kids use smart speak…
Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays are handy, but they’re not without issues. There aren’t many restrictions on what they can do by default, meaning anyone in your home could access something they shouldn’t….
Smart speakers are fun to use, but they can also give your kids access to things you might not like. Google Assistant-enabled Nest speakers and smart displays have some parental controls you should check out….
Google Assistant smart speakers and displays are easy for kids to use, but you may not want them to always have access. Thankfully, you can restrict when voice commands will be enabled. We’ll show you how to do it….
Sonos sued Google over the way Google Home speakers sync up and work together, and Sonos won. Unfortunately, this means your existing speakers will lose a helpful feature, which is never a good thing.
Many of the robots we see are designed to help us be lazier. Robot vacuums are a prime example of this. But two new bots from Labrador Systems called Caddie and Retriever are intended to help those who need it most by perfor…
Apple’s Find My Network is a powerful way to keep track of your stuff. Instead of relying exclusively on AirTags to find your devices, you can use a new tracker called the Chipolo CARD Spot to put the power of Find My to wor…
Netgear consistently makes some of the best routers on the market, and the company didn’t disappoint at CES 2022 with its Nighthawk RAXE300 Tri-band WiFi 6E router. It has every feature you could ever imagine and then some….
With robot vacuums, there’s no shortage of options to choose from. One that caught our eye at CES 2022 was the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, as it has features you didn’t even know you wanted in a vacuum cleaner….
There are many cool smart home gadgets at CES every year, and this one is no exception. Moen’s Smart Faucet with Motion Control is one such gadget. It’s a smart faucet for your home that does everything you need it to withou…
There’s a new smart scale in the world from Withings, and it’s truly something to behold. Capturing your weight is just the tip of the iceberg regarding what the Withings Body Scan can do. If you’re at all health-conscious, …
If you’re sick of using boring free weights and other at-home workouts, Vitruvian Trainer+ is here to change the way we lift weights at home by building on everything the original V-Form Trainer brought to the table and the…
There are tons of devices to choose from when it comes to smart home products. A new competitor has entered the battlefield, as Eve MotionBlinds have all the smart home features you need and the style you want from high-end w…
Amazon seems to have decided that it doesn’t want Black Friday to end, at least for its own devices. The company currently has the Echo Show 5 and Echo (4th Generation) on sale for the same prices as the biggest deal day of t…
A 10-year-old girl asked Alexa for a challenge, and the smart speaker suggested one that could have led to her getting electrocuted, which forced Amazon to jump in and fix the issue quickly.
