Home Tech

The future of smart homes with Matter interoperability and AI could overcome the adoption hurdles of cost, complexity, and security

Every six months or so, I re-evaluate the configuration of my home office workstation for improvements and enhancements. Admittedly, my specific requirements skew to the higher end of what the typical home office worker needs. I conduct a video podcast every week and need simultaneous and convenient...

At the center of the model is a dual-screen smart TV developed by Telly. One screen is a 55-inch 4K HDR Home Theater Television Display divided from a smaller smart screen by a five-driver sound bar. In addition to TV programming, the Free Telly hardware supports video calling, video games, an AI-en...

You need information to make intelligent choices about how to save energy in your home. Data is power. Here's how to get started

The Era 100 and Era 300 are Sonos' two new "better and best" offerings. Priced at $450, the Era 300 is the first Sonos speaker capable of playing spatial audio. In comparison, the $250 Era 100 is a wholly rebuilt successor to the Sonos One with several upgrades over its predecessor

What if you could buy a view and place it in any home? That is LiquidView’s proposition -- a stunning digital view placed in any home, regardless of location

ANALYSIS

CES 2023 and the Smart Energy Letdown

After a year of upgrading my condo with several devices specifically designed to monitor my electricity usage in exact detail, the results were surprising and ultimately disappointing

Some of the new tech from CES 2023 helps people have fun, keep track of stuff, or improve personal spaces. These three new items check those boxes, and you might wonder why somebody did not think of them sooner

It's the beginning of a new year, and economically we are in a bit of trouble. But some amazing technologies are coming to market this year that I look forward to seeing

OPINION

Standout Tech Products of 2022

Every year I look back at my Product of the Week choices and pick what I think made the most significant impact on my life as the Product of the Year. There were a lot of contenders this year, which I will cover, but I want to lead with why I'm calling out BlackBerry

I’ll break down each gift by cost for this guide, but the overall theme will be things that people will look at and recall you kindly when they do

At its most recent device launch, Amazon demonstrated three approaches to redefining tech category boundaries, each of which has implications for its marketplace prospects

The 2022 edition of Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included buyer’s guide has privacy reviews of more than 75 popular consumer electronics gifts

Matter is a royalty-free home automation connectivity standard that simply requires manufacturers to fund certification costs. Despite several delays over the past three years, Matter has attracted support from several smart home heavyweights, including Amazon, Google, Comcast, and the Zigbee Allian...

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