eero vs Orbi: AX4200 Mesh Wi-Fi Comparison
When looking at top quality consumer mesh routers supporting Wifi 6, eero and Netgear have strong contenders. We look at what’s on offer, and how they compare.
Boost Your Security Cameras With LIFX Nightvision Bulbs
A smart light that can also help your security cameras see in the dark? The LIFX Nightvision offers something a bit different.
SwitchBot Bot Review: A Smart Automatic Button Pusher
Sometimes you want to add smart home control to something that just isn’t smart. Switchbot has the answer to those smart home ‘holes’.
Meross Garage Door Opener: Simple and Effective
Getting control of your garage door through your smart home has never been easier thanks to this cost effective add-on device from Meross. We take a look at how it works and if it gets the job done.
Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus Review
Smart LED strips are becoming fairly common now, but with varying levels of quality and performance. Hue’s Lightstrip Plus is a high quality option that delivers all the key requirements. See how it stacks up in this review.
Bond Bridge Review: Smart control for your dumb appliances
If you have appliances with RF remotes, like ceiling fans, and you want to add them to your smart home Bond provides a much easier way to do so than fitting WiFi controllers to them.
Amazon Sidewalk: Should you opt out?
Amazon is building an IoT network, and you’re invited. Should you be worried? Probably not. See why and decide for yourself.
Hunter Douglas PowerView: Pro Smart Blinds
Smart blinds offer genuine opportunities for automation in the smart home, but finding a good option for your platform of choice can be hard. Hunter Douglas has a professional offering that supports all the major platforms, and delivers the goods.
Soma Smart Shades 2 Review : DIY Smarts for your blinds
If your blinds are perfectly fine, you don’t need an expensive replacement to make them smart. Soma has the answer with super easy installation and great smart home integration options.
Nuki Smart Lock Review: Flexible and Secure
Smart locks usually require modifying your door hardware, but sometimes that’s not an option. Nuki provides an alternative that easily fits over your existing lock.
Using the Alexa App
As capable as Alexa is using voice alone, the Alexa app is nonetheless an indispensable part of the Alexa experience, and provides much needed control over your Alexa configuration.
Is your smart home vulnerable to lasers?
Did you know your smart devices can be hacked by lasers? This trick uses light to implant voice commands into smart speakers. Find out what this means for you.
Ultimate Guide to Alexa
The Ultimate guide to all things Alexa, from devices to skills. If you have it, or might want it, there’s something for you in here.
Can you delete your Alexa voice recordings? Sort of.
Smart speakers add a lot of utility to the smart home, but there are always privacy considerations when you have an internet connected microphone in your home. What controls does Amazon provide?
Creating 'rooms' with Alexa Groups
Amazon’s Alexa has some limitations when it comes to managing your smart devices in the app, but by using the Groups feature you can simplify your device naming, and organize your gadgets much more easily.