While it has plenty of compelling features, Aqara’s latest retorfit smart lock is a few firmware updates short of being ready for for prime time. Aqara’s smart lock enters its second generation with ...

That the all-new 4 th-generation Nest Learning Thermostat doesn’t look radically different from the very first model that came to market 13 years ago is a testament to the original’s brilliant ...

The Yeedi C12 Pro Plus does a great job of vacuuming and mopping up messes, but falters when it comes to avoiding obstacles. Yeedi’s brand-new C12 Pro Plus is a decently priced robot vacuum that ...

With more than a third of North American homes protected by a video doorbell or some other Wi-Fi-dependent device, it’s reasonable to worry about the growing threat of Wi-Fi jammers. These mysterious ...

Just as promised, Eve Systems rolled out an update last week that will let you upgrade select Eve devices to Matter, the new standard that’s supposed to make Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and ...

Charter has launched a new Spectrum TV bundle that’s a little less bloated than what it usually offers. The new package, called Spectrum TV Stream, costs $40 per month for Spectrum internet customers.

Broadcasters want you to know they’re not out to kill over-the-air DVR. The industry group A3SA, which is in charge of digital rights management (DRM) for ATSC 3.0, released a specification this week ...

For a cable box replacement, the Xumo Stream Box could be better at doing cable things. With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This ...

Amazon has never offered a great way to beam video from phones and tablets to its Fire TV devices, but that’s about to change. At CES 2024, Amazon announced Matter Casting, a new method of using your ...

Amazon has come up with more ways to stuff advertising into the Fire TV interface. The Fire TV’s top feature carousel, which until now has only promoted streaming video content, will soon show ads for ...

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While there are many bones to pick with Amazon’s Fire TV interface, the “Live” tab is not one of them. This section of the home screen is one of Fire TV’s best features, letting you quickly see what’s ...