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Blog, page 21 of 22

A returned smart home device box sitting on a kitchen counter Buying Guides

What Smart Home Gear Is Not Worth the Upgrade

I have returned more smart home devices than I care to admit, not because they were broken, but because the actual improvement...

Milo FenwickSep 16, 20264 min read
A motion sensor mounted in a room corner away from a window Home Security

What a Motion Sensor Alert Actually Tells You

My phone buzzed with a motion alert eleven times during my first week with a new sensor, and by day three I had stopped looking...

Ada KesslerSep 16, 20264 min read