Read expert reviews on the latest smart home products. Cameras, smart plugs, locks, and more—find the best tech for your home automation needs.
The Wyze Cam v4 is genuinely good for $36. 2.5K resolution, color night vision, local storage via microSD – it outperforms cameras that cost two or three times as much. But before you buy one, you need to know about the subscription situation (the free tier is nearly useless) and a 2024 privacy incident that … Read more
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
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
The Ring Video Doorbell 2 was discontinued in April 2020. Ring still supports it, and it still works fine – but you can’t buy it new anymore, and the current lineup has moved on. If you already own one and want to know what you’ve got, this review covers everything. If you’re shopping for a … Read more
The Blink Outdoor 4 is the best budget outdoor security camera you can buy right now. It costs around $100, runs on AA batteries for up to two years, and works straight out of the box without a subscription. It is not going to beat a $300 Arlo. But for most people protecting a driveway, … Read more
The Eufy S330 Video Doorbell is a solid piece of hardware let down by a company that got caught lying to its customers. If you can live with that context – and some people reasonably can – it remains one of the better no-subscription doorbells on the market. If you cannot live with it, the … Read more
Wink Hub 1 vs. Hub 2 used to be a reasonable question. In 2026, it is not. Wink is a zombie service – barely alive, no active development since 2019, subscription required just to turn your lights on, and a track record of multi-week outages that would make a network engineer cry. If you came … Read more
Leviton Decora Smart is the most dependable Wi-Fi smart switch line you can buy at a home improvement store – reliable hardware, no hub required, and now fully Matter-compatible on current models. The lineup has been significantly updated since 2021, so if you bought a first-gen DW-series device, there are faster, smarter replacements worth knowing … Read more