The Kasa KP125M is the smart plug most people should buy right now. It has Matter certification so it works with HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings without any cloud-account gymnastics. It also has energy monitoring. It fits on one side of a duplex outlet without blocking the other. That covers almost every reason someone … Read more
Govee TV backlights use a camera-based calibration system that maps your TV’s edges and tells the lights exactly where colors should appear. If calibration is off, you get a backlight that flickers the wrong hues or drops segments entirely. Here is exactly how to fix it. Quick note on models: the original Govee DreamView T1 … Read more
The Govee Envisual TV Backlight T2 (formerly sold as the DreamView) takes about 20 minutes to set up if you follow the steps in order. The app does most of the heavy lifting – you just need to install the strips, mount the camera, and let it calibrate. Here’s exactly how to do it. Quick … Read more
The Govee Dreamview branding is gone – the current product is the Govee Envisual TV Backlight T2 (H605C), and the installation process has changed enough that the old guides floating around the internet will send you in circles. Here’s what you actually need to do. Before You Start: TV Compatibility Check The T2 only works … Read more
The Govee Envisual TV Backlight T2 (H605C) does what it promises: stick LED strips behind your TV, point two cameras at the screen, and your wall lights up in whatever colors are on screen. At $50-70 for the 55-65″ kit on a discount (list is ~$130), it’s a reasonable buy if you watch a lot … Read more
Pop the T15 Torx screw out of the bottom, tilt the faceplate forward, lift it off. That’s it. The Ring Doorbell 2 faceplate removal takes about 30 seconds once you know what you’re doing – the only reason people get stuck is not knowing which screw to look for. Quick note before we start: Ring … Read more
Ring discontinued the Video Doorbell 2 in 2020, but if you still have one on your wall it is not an orphan. Ring still sells replacement parts directly, the Quick Release battery is on Amazon, and several accessories continue to ship. Here is what is still available in 2026 and what is worth buying. Quick … Read more
The Ring Doorbell 2 connects to SmartThings – it still works for existing owners, even though Ring pulled the model from sale years ago. Here’s how the integration works now, what changed since the original guides were written, and what you actually get out of it (spoiler: no live video in SmartThings, but the automation … Read more