Smart Home

smart home 6/25/2024

I Live Mosquito-Free Now This repeller system isn’t cheap, but it’s the only thing that worked.

sleep gear 6/18/2024

This Lamp Turns My Bedroom Into a James Turrell Installation It helps me wake up and wind down my day better, but I love it all the hours in between too.

By Jordan McMahon

Somehow, Everyone in My Neighborhood Has This Strange (But Wonderful) Clock It looks like a Lite-Brite but shows you the weather, sports scores, when the next train is coming, and whatever else you might want to see.

this thing's incredible 3/22/2024

My Family Group Chat Is 95 Percent Birds Now (Thanks to This Smart Feeder) It’s a delightfully lazy way to bird-watch.

By Jeremy Rellosa

smart home 9/27/2023

The 6 Very Best Home-Security Cameras “You don’t have to wire it — you can install it yourself, and it takes a half hour to install the entire system.”

By Chris Stokel-Walker

gifts 12/23/2021

The Best Tech Gifts to Buy This Year (Before They Sell Out) Including smartphones, laptops, smart-home speakers, and video-game consoles.

By Jordan Bowman

smart home 10/29/2021

The Best Hidden Cameras, According to Surveillance Experts You’ll feel a bit like 007 with these tiny cameras hidden in pens, sunglasses, and more.

By Karen Iorio Adelson and Katherine Gillespie

smart home 6/4/2021

How to Transform Your House Into a Smart Home If you feel like your house needs an upgrade or you want to feel like you live in the year 2077, step it up with some smart-home devices.

By Jordan Bowman

smart home 3/29/2021

The Best Video Doorbells, According to Security and Tech Experts From a doorbell that’ll recognize your family members to a $20 budget pick.

By Karen Iorio Adelson

smart home 10/26/2020

What I Tell People Who Ask Me Which Smart Thermostat to Buy It depends, of course. These are my eight favorites.

By Kyle Schurman