Guides and products in the Smart Home category.
The Echo Hub is a wall control panel with real hub radios. The Nest Hub is a cheap bedside display. Most people asking should buy neither.
The eufy E340's no-monthly-fee claim is true, and it is not the whole story. What local storage really gets you, and the four catches worth knowing first.
Sleep Sensing on the Nest Hub is still free. Google announced the Fitbit Premium paywall in 2021 and has delayed it every year since. What that means if you're buying.
Five widely recommended smart home products that score in the 6s and 7s on our scale, the specific flaw behind each number, and who should still buy them anyway.
A Ring doorbell works without a plan. It just doesn't record anything. Here's exactly what you keep, what you lose, and when that trade is fine.
Smart bulbs are sold in different fittings in different countries. Here's how to tell which one your lamp takes, and the one mismatch that is genuinely unsafe.
Matter was supposed to kill the hub. It didn't, quite. Here's when a hub genuinely earns its place, and when you're better off without one.
What Matter and Thread actually do, what they don't fix, and how to tell whether the logo on the box will save you any trouble at all.
Cameras, speakers, and sensors all send data somewhere. What's actually leaving your house, which choices genuinely reduce it, and which privacy features are theatre.
4K subscription video versus no-fee local storage. We break down which smart doorbell fits your home, your budget, and your privacy preferences.
Echo Hub, Nest Hub, or HomePod mini? Our starter guide walks you through picking an ecosystem hub and your first lighting kit without costly mistakes.