Buying Guides
Smart Blinds Buying Guide Without Paying for the Logo
A motorized blind for one living room window can cost $450, and the identical-looking one next to it in the same store costs...
Smart home reviewer and early adopter, page 2 of 9
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.
Buying Guides
A motorized blind for one living room window can cost $450, and the identical-looking one next to it in the same store costs...
Voice Assistants
You bought your mum a smart speaker for her birthday, set it up in twenty minutes, and three weeks later it sits unplugged...
Smart Lighting
Your smart bulb shows "Device unresponsive" in the app, ignores voice commands, and still lights up when you flip the wall...
Plugs and Switches
You want a lamp, a fan or a coffee maker on a schedule, and the store shelf offers two answers that look almost the same: a...
Buying Guides
You want a robot vacuum that cleans the floor while you are out, but the price range runs from $150 to $1,800 and every box...
Smart Lighting
The ceiling light in most kitchens sits behind you while you cook, which means your own head casts a shadow right on the...