It’s taken 9 years for Google to ship a new flagship smart thermostat. Here's the new Matter-certified device it hopes will beat market-leader Ecobee's best.

More and more burglars are using Wi-Fi jammers to defeat smart home security systems. The threat is real, but there's no cause for panic if you understand all the implications.

The Xumo Stream Box combines streaming and cable into one interface, with mixed results.

Hunter Douglas’ PowerView product is our long-time favorite custom-installed smart window shade solution, and this third-generation product is its best ever. The biggest improvement comes in the ...

You might not know the brand, but Tronsmart is making Bluetooth speakers that are at least as good—if not better—than the ones the brands you're more familiar with are building.

This inexpensive, high-quality phono preamp has an analog-to-digital converter and USB output, so you can make digital copies of your favorite vinyl records.

The new HomePod supports Matter, the standard that promises to get rid of walled gardens, but this smart speaker won’t let you entirely escape Apple’s.

They’re missing some of the whiz-bang features we’ve seen from some competitors, but the Philips Hue Festavia string lights offer plenty of holiday cheer and smarts for those invested in the ...

Excellent color, lots of peak brightness, lush blacks, excellent processing, and superior sound make Sony's Bravia XR A95K likely the best 4K UHD TV on the market. It's also the priciest top-of ...

This latest addition to Ring’s strong home security offerings is a great combo, but we found its most hyped feature—Bird’s Eye View—to be its least compelling.

The second-generation Phyn Plus is incrementally better than the first, but it’s also more expensive. That said, there is no better way to protect your home from catastrophic water damage caused ...

The LX1 bias lighting kit makes for one of the easiest and cheapest ways to upgrade the image on your TV screen. The best TV bias lighting kits should do their work unobtrusively, boosting the ...