Smart Lighting
Smart Under Cabinet Lighting That Actually Lights the Counter
The ceiling light in most kitchens sits behind you while you cook, which means your own head casts a shadow right on the...
Last winter I swapped the old rotary dimmer in my dining room for a smart dimmer switch, screwed six 5 watt LED candle bulbs back into the chandelier, and sat down to admire the result. At 40 percent the bulbs hummed.
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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...
Buying Guides
Ask anyone who works the returns desk at a hardware store and they will tell you most smart thermostats come back for the same...
Voice Assistants
Our house has two floors, a garage workshop and a teenager who wears headphones from 4pm onward.
Plugs and Switches
You swap the switch at the bottom of the stairs for a shiny new smart model, flip the breaker back on, and now the light only...
Games
Online gaming covers far more than shooters and sprawling role playing worlds.
Voice Assistants
I moved a smart speaker 40 centimetres last spring and it stopped ignoring my partner.
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Three people who actually live with the gear they write about: a reviewer who buys new devices the day they launch and keeps a running list of what has failed him, a former security systems installer who now writes about what cameras and sensors actually protect against, and someone who builds absurdly complex home automations for fun and then writes the simpler version everyone else actually needs. Every article carries a byline, and nothing runs that the writer has not set up themselves.