Smart Home Reviews

Anyone who works at a desk worries about slouching, but how can you prevent it? Upright Go S aims to nudge you when you lean and gamify great posture.

Sometimes an automated robot vacuum and mop can only get you so far and you need the manual power of an upright. Does Tineco Floor One S5 deliver?

The Netatmo Outdoor Camera with siren does some smart things with AI and app functionality, but the hardware is a bit outdated looking, and fundamentally flawed.

The Roborock Dyad is an affordable wet-dry vacuum that'll clean every nook and cranny in your kitchen. It effectively handles the dirt so you don't have to.

The Govee Immersion Kit extends the colors of your TV screen to the wall around it, drawing you deeper into anything you watch.

The Amazon Echo Show 15 combines a large screen and a suite of different widgets to become one of the most useful smart displays yet.

The BodyGuardz 360 is a powerful, portable camera plagued by numerous minor issues, the majority of which could be solved with a software update.

The Ring Video Doorbell 2 may lack the style and sophistication of premium door-dingers, but few can match its simplicity and versatility. The device, available in both wired and wireless configurations, is easy to set up and adds instant security to your front door. Find out more in our full review.

The Amazon Echo Show is a smart assistant with a screen, so you can both see and hear what Alexa’s talking about. Right now, features like being able to see your timer or camera feed are helpful, but not world-changing. Here's what happened when we took the device for a spin.

Amazon’s third-generation Echo Dot puts on some weight and comes dressed in a warmer, more welcoming design. The result is a better-looking Alexa device with good enough sound quality to deserve being called a speaker. In our Amazon Echo Dot review, we dig into what’s new and discuss whether this speaker deserves a home within your home. Turns out, the answer is probably yes.

The Wink Hub 2 is a smart-home hub that connects to lots of devices, supports tons of protocols, and offers easy setup.

In our Singlecue Gen 2 review, we try to use gestures to control our smart home and TV.

The Sengled Pulse is an LED bulb with a built-in speaker, which can give your home theater a more immersive feeling for only a couple hundred bucks.

The Schlage Connect Touchscreen Deadbolt combines 95 years of lock making experience with Z-Wave connectivity. Look forward to never having to fumble for your keys again.

The $199 Schlage Camelot Residential Electronic Door Lever looks like an ordinary programmable keypad lock but has a neat twist: Using an Android or iOS app, you can see the status of the door and lock or unlock it remotely.

The Roost RSA-400 is a smart smoke alarm that uses a Wi-Fi-enabled battery to send alerts to your smartphone when it detects smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, or natural gas.

If the Jetsons had a lawn to mow, you can bet they would have mowed it with something like a Robomow robotic lawnmower. Much like a robotic vacuum, Robomow’s products promise to take on a time-sucking, mundane chore so you don’t have to anymore. These things are straight out of the future, so it’s OK […]

With a whopping seven different radios packed beneath its hood, Revolv can communicate with just about any smart home device you can throw at it, and seeks to provide a simple control dashboard for every connected gizmo in your house.

Don’t like controlling your lights with an app? Philips’ Hue Tap is the first physical switch to control its growing line of network-connected LED lighting products, and amazingly, it does it without batteries

We put Philips' new BR30 Hue smart lights to the test against its original A-series bulbs to see how they differ in terms of brightness and functionality. Hit the jump to see what we found

The Petzi Treat Cam lets you check up on your pet and deliver treats. It’s a nice way to connect with your cat when you’re away from home -- but yes, your cat will always love a piece of plastic as much as he loves you.

In our Nucleus Anywhere Intercom review, we test the “Skype in a box” videoconferencing appliance and digital assistant that preceded Amazon’s upcoming Echo Show.

With two separate devices that plug into your outlets, the Nightingale immerses you in white noise or sounds like falling rain. It has some smart features, but its $299 price tag is a wake-up call.

We use faces to recognize people in our lives, so it makes sense that security devices do the same. The Netatmo Welcome is a smart security camera with unique face recognition tech, so it knows who is at the door.

At $299, Netatmo Presence is more expensive than most Wi-Fi cameras, but its smart alerts, integrated flood light, and bold design add unexpected value.

Is your home air quality up to snuff? We review the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach, an air quality monitor that helps you keep an eye on your indoor climate.

Functional and far smarter than your old smoke detector, the Nest Protect is back -- minus the gesture recognition. But more work is still need to make the smart home truly brilliant.

The Nanoleaf Aurora is a pack of flat panels that light up your wall. You can arrange them in unique shapes and customize the colors. They’re fun, fairly functional, and will get your guests talking.

Myfox wants its security camera to make you feel safe but also secure in your privacy, thanks to its privacy shutter. The feature is genius, but it comes at a premium price.

When it comes to smart-home devices, there may be lots of things you want — and lots you don’t. LifeSmart’s kits let you choose what’s important to you, though it may not be the right choice if you want to add on later.

Despite the fact that its best features are currently unavailable to Android users, Kevo's easy setup, thoughtful design, and convenient operation make it hard not to love.

The iSmartAlarm is a solid bet for the DIY-ers amongst you, and it will only improve as the company continues to roll out new features.

Honeywell’s Lyric mimics the Nest with smart thermostat features like automatically turning off the heat when you’re away and showing the weather forecast, but can it outdo the original?

The Google Home Mini is an AI assistant that’s far more capable than its small size would suggest. With Voice Match capabilities and smarter than the Echo Dot, you'll like this impressive little speaker. Here are some other things we like about the device, and a few things we don't like.