Whether you’re tired of how little run time your Dyson stick vacuum has, or you’d prefer not to replace a worn-out battery with an expensive proprietary one, here’s a novel solution: use power tool batteries instead….

It’s almost trick-or-treat time, and your home’s spooky ambiance is, well, anything but. Here’s how to quickly turn the gear you have laying around—like your TV, smart speakers, and smart bulbs—into some almost instant Ha…

If rising energy prices have you wincing when it comes time to pay your electric bill, you might be interested in investigating how much power all the gadgets and appliances in your home use. For that, you need a watt meter….

Love using your Nest Hub or Echo Show in the kitchen but hate losing counter space? Use one of these handy under-cabinet mounts to get it off your counters.

Everyone has their own method for loading the dishwasher. Some people like to angle their dishes toward the center, some keep spoons separate to prevent them from hugging each other out of solidarity, and some (me) purposely …

You might be surprised to learn how much power various things around your home use when nobody is, well, using them. By plugging them into a smart plug or power strip, you save money (while saving yourself a hassle in the pro…

Whether you’re setting up a spooktacular Halloween display or a cozy Christmas scene, you really should grab a pack of smart plugs.

Alarm clocks have an interesting existence. They’re something many of us desperately need, and yet a few seconds after they start working as requested, we want to smash them to pieces or throw them out the window in front of …

Wireless security cameras can save you the hassle of running dedicated wiring, but they require a strong Wi-Fi signal. Here’s how to get a better signal for your cameras.

AI assistants are becoming so prevalent and advanced that one day, instead of parents saying “Go ask your mother,” they’ll be saying, “Go ask Alexa.”

There isn’t a room in the house that’s been given the futuristic treatment in science fiction more than the kitchen, not the garage, not the family room, and certainly not the solarium. I don’t actually know what a solarium i…

It’s always hard to watch cooking shows when you don’t have a snack, because you wish you could be eating what you’re watching on screen. This feeling is even worse when viewing an old episode of Star Trek: The Next Generatio…

It seems like the best reason to own a smart coffee mug is so you can be one of those old-fashioned driving test instructors who says something like, “If that coffee spills, you fail.”