Smart Lighting
Smart Bulb Not Connecting and How to Fix It for Good
You screw in a new bulb, open the app, and the spinner runs for two minutes before telling you the device could not be found.
Smart home reviewer and early adopter
Milo buys new smart home devices the week they launch and keeps an unglamorous spreadsheet of exactly which ones have failed him and how long they lasted. He writes about gear the way he would warn a friend before they buy it.
Smart Lighting
You screw in a new bulb, open the app, and the spinner runs for two minutes before telling you the device could not be found.
Plugs and Switches
Every December the same thing happens: the lights go up, the extension cords get tucked behind the tree, and then someone has...
Home Security
You bought a camera for $60, set it up in ten minutes, and then the app asked for $4 a month before it would show you anything...
Smart Lighting
You stuck a smart LED light strip under the kitchen cabinets on Saturday, and by Wednesday one end was hanging down like a...
Plugs and Switches
You bought a smart switch, wired it to the ceiling fan, and now the fan hums, clicks, or refuses to start at all.
Plugs and Switches
You bought a smart switch, turned off the breaker, pulled the old toggle out, and now the new one will not go back into the...