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Whether you're loyal to Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant, keep up with all the new devices that keep your house connected.

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Google Home Max: Welcome to the smart speaker power war
Gear

Google Home Max: Welcome to the smart speaker power war

By Stan Horaczek

How To Build A Smart Home Sensor
DIY

How To Build A Smart Home Sensor

By Dave Prochnow

The Apple HomePod smart speaker uses tons of tech to tweak its sound
Gear

The Apple HomePod smart speaker uses tons of tech to tweak its sound

By Stan Horaczek

dcbel power inverter ev charger on black
Technology

This two-way charger turns electric cars into a backup power source for your home

By Stan Horaczek

Google Nest Hubs in all the various colors.
Technology

Google’s new Nest Hub can track your sleep without a wearable or camera

By Stan Horaczek

Apple's original HomePod smart speaker next to a plant on a table.
Gear

Apple’s HomePod is officially discontinued. Here are the smart speakers you should buy instead.

By Stan Horaczek

Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 installed on a brown wooden door near a deadbolt lock.
Gear

The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 adds radar to cut down on false alarms

By Stan Horaczek

Big house with lights on at dusk
Gear

Geofencing can level up your smart home if you set it up properly

By Whitson Gordon

Toyota house robot ceiling
Technology

Toyota’s robotic butler will serve you from the ceiling

By Stan Horaczek

Google Pixel 5
Gear

All the new gadgets and announcements from Google’s Pixel 5 release event

By Stan Horaczek

Ring Pre-Roll video doorbell
Gear

Ring’s new battery-powered video doorbell captures footage before motion begins

By Stan Horaczek

Sonos One speaker
Gear

Sonos just reminded everyone that every smart gadget has an expiration date

By Stan Horazek

Samsung Bespoke Plant fridge.
Technology

Samsung’s fancy new fridge prototype promises to grow your food for you

By Stan Horaczek

Google Nest Hub
Gear

Ten tricks to master your Google Nest Hub

By David Nield

Google Home Max
Gear

Your smart home devices don’t always play nicely together. A new standard could change that.

By Stan Horaczek

a man and a woman looking at something while pointing and using a phone
Gear

Make your life easier with IFTTT

By Becca Caddy

Here are all the new Alexa-powered gadgets Amazon just announced
Gear

Here are all the new Alexa-powered gadgets Amazon just announced

By Stan Horaczek

Google’s Nest Hub Max smart screen is bigger, better, and always watching (if you want it to)
Gear

Google’s Nest Hub Max smart screen is bigger, better, and always watching (if you want it to)

By Stan Horaczek

What getting AirPlay 2 and HomeKit means to your TV experience
DIY

What getting AirPlay 2 and HomeKit means to your TV experience

By David Nield

Bluetooth connectivity makes the new Philips Hue smart lightbulbs simpler and more complex
Gear

Bluetooth connectivity makes the new Philips Hue smart lightbulbs simpler and more complex

By Stan Horaczek

How to get Alexa, Siri, and Google to understand you better
DIY

How to get Alexa, Siri, and Google to understand you better

By Whitson Gordon

GE’s process for resetting smart light bulbs is complicated, but necessary
Gear

GE’s process for resetting smart light bulbs is complicated, but necessary

By Stan Horaczek

Roomba’s new flagship robot is an expensive way to clean your home’s corners
Technology

Roomba’s new flagship robot is an expensive way to clean your home’s corners

By Rob Verger

Amazon Echo smart home
DIY

How to digitally secure your smart home

By David Nield

Amazon Echo
DIY

Six gadgets that work with your smart speaker to automate your home

By David Nield

Stop shouting at your smart home so much and set up multi-step routines
Gear

Stop shouting at your smart home so much and set up multi-step routines

By Stan Horaczek

Smart speakers make tricky gifts, no matter how cheap they get
Gear

Smart speakers make tricky gifts, no matter how cheap they get

By Stan Horaczek

Here’s what happens when you turn off the microphones and cameras on Facebook’s Portal device
Gear

Here’s what happens when you turn off the microphones and cameras on Facebook’s Portal device

By Stan Horaczek

Your digital assistant may have tons of new features it didn’t tell you about
Gear

Your digital assistant may have tons of new features it didn’t tell you about

By Stan Horaczek

The Lighthouse security camera uses AI to recognize your family and your pets
Gear

The Lighthouse security camera uses AI to recognize your family and your pets

By Stan Horaczek

It’s 2018 and robots still won’t do our laundry
Technology

It’s 2018 and robots still won’t do our laundry

By Eleanor Cummins

Sylvania Smart+ Multicolor LEDs Review: Simple bulbs for HomeKit
Gear

Sylvania Smart+ Multicolor LEDs Review: Simple bulbs for HomeKit

By Popular Science Team

Elgato Eve Motion Review: A smart sensor to automate Apple households
DIY

Elgato Eve Motion Review: A smart sensor to automate Apple households

By Popular Science Team

RIP iPod Nano
Technology

Last Week in Tech: Reports of MS Paint’s death have been greatly exaggerated

By Stan Horaczek

Ring Video Doorbell 2 review: Higher res and easier to recharge, but just as bulky
Gear

Ring Video Doorbell 2 review: Higher res and easier to recharge, but just as bulky

By Popular Science Team

Cujo
Gear

Five rad and random devices to make your home a little more connected

By Billy Cadden

August Smart Lock review: An easy way to smarten up a dumb dead bolt
Gear

August Smart Lock review: An easy way to smarten up a dumb dead bolt

By Popular Science Team

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps
Gear

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps

By Popular Science Team

Logitech Circle review: This smart security camera can go wireless
Gear

Logitech Circle review: This smart security camera can go wireless

By Popular Science Team

Nest Learning Thermostat Review: Smart temperature control that sticks to your schedule
Gear

Nest Learning Thermostat Review: Smart temperature control that sticks to your schedule

By Popular Science Team

Ring Video Doorbell review
Gear

Ring Video Doorbell review

By Popular Science Team

Honeywell Lyric T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat Review
Gear

Honeywell Lyric T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat Review

By Popular Science Team

iRobot Braava Jet 240 Mopping Robot Review
Technology

iRobot Braava Jet 240 Mopping Robot Review

By Popular Science Team

Logitech Pop Home Switch Review
Gear

Logitech Pop Home Switch Review

By Popular Science Team

Amazon Echoes Its Virtual Assistant Offering With The Dot
Technology

Amazon Echoes Its Virtual Assistant Offering With The Dot

By Xavier Harding

CES 2015: A Smart Pacifier For Peace Of Mind
Technology

CES 2015: A Smart Pacifier For Peace Of Mind

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Internet-Savvy Bluetooth Won’t Insist On Pairing All The Time
Gear

Internet-Savvy Bluetooth Won’t Insist On Pairing All The Time

By Dan Moren

Artificially Intelligent Thermostat Automatically Creates a Climate Schedule for You
Gear

Artificially Intelligent Thermostat Automatically Creates a Climate Schedule for You

By Corinne Iozzio