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Moen Smart Sprinkler Controller review: Sensors make it smarter
Sensor stakes you drive into your lawn take the soil's moisture content into account when irrigating your lawn, thereby preventing water waste.
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Loxx Boxx review: An even smarter means of foiling porch pirates
This connected delivery box will keep your packages secure, provided the people making the deliveries are smart and conscientious enough to use it.
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Monster DNA Max review: Emphasis on performance, not specs
Monster delivers a Bluetooth speaker that stays connected, sounds good, and doesn’t include a raft of features most users don’t need.
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myQ Smart Garage Video Keypad review
Chamberlain brings a video doorbell to the biggest door in the house.
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Nanoleaf 4D review: Immersive TV bias lighting for less
Brighter, powerful, and affordable backlighting effects are now available for your TV, courtesy of Nanoleaf.
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Cielo Smart Thermostat review: This budget device does the job
Cielo moves beyond its comfort zone to help you stay in yours.
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Keurig K-Café Smart: Flexible pod brewing
This smarter Keurig raises the bar for pod brewing with better ergonomics and a great frother.
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Cielo Breez Lite review: Air-conditioner remote control for less
If you can live without a few advanced features, you can convert your stand-alone air conditioner or mini-split into a smart appliance for a song.
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Davis WeatherLink Console review
Davis' modern weather station console is good for a first effort, if a bit rough around the edges.
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SimpliSafe Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector review: Better at false alarms, but a hassle to disarm
Modest upgrades and a better design make this smoke detector only a little more attractive as an add-on to a SimpliSafe smart home security system.
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SimpliSafe Smart Alarm Indoor Camera review: A major step up
Subscribers will appreciate this long-overdue alternative to the older SimpliCam, which offers the option of operating on either AC power or its internal battery.
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Google Pixel Tablet review: Style over substance where it matters
It's fine as an Android tablet, not so much as a smart display.
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Samsung QN900C review: Everything looks better with 8K res
Want sharp details? Samsung's 8K QN900C mini-LED TV plays 8K natively and upscales lower-res content. It's also bright and colorful, with excellent contrast.
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Tapo C325WB review: Full color night vision, no lighting required
TP-Link's new outdoor security camera can capture full-color images in low light without the need for spotlights or floodlights.
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Laifen Swift Special hair dryer review: Elite performance for less
The Laifen Swift Special high-speed hair dryer delivers fast drying times, negative-ion technology, and a winning industrial design for far less money than its direct competitor.
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Withings Body Comp smart scale review: All round quality
The Body Comp is Withings' new mid-range smart scale. It's comprehensive but pricey. Our review will let you know if it's worth the cash.
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Rachio Smart Hose Timer review: Green gardens with less water
This simple hose timer offers seamless integration with the same capable watering control app that manages Rachio’s in-ground sprinkler controller.
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Orfeld V20 cordless vacuum review: Simple solution for daily dirt
The lightweight and nimble cordless vacuum makes it easy to keep up on your floor cleaning.
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KestrelMet 6000 Weather Station review
This high-performance weather station is expensive, but you get precision, lots of features, and high performance for the extra cash.
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EZVIZ H8 Pro 3K: Pan/tilt security, no blind spots
This pan-and-tilt camera provides a comprehensive view of broad spaces without sacrificing image quality.
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DreameBot D10s Plus review: Obstacle avoidance is its X factor
This auto-emptying mopping robot vacuum also has a larger-than-average dustbin.
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Thermacell LIV: Fabulously effective mosquito repellent
If your yard is plagued by mosquitoes, the pricey Thermacell LIV mosquito-repellent system will render it habitable in less than 15 minutes.
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Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED TV: Good image, great experience
Amazon's quantum dot Fire TV Omni TV delivers a good, if not extraordinary image. What sets it apart is its easy setup, intuitive interface, and voice remote.
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Aiper Seagull Plus review: This bigger bot isn’t necessarily better
This more powerful version of Aiper’s capable pool-cleaning robot has a bigger battery, but we found it wasn’t as capable as its smaller stablemate.
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Bruvi BV-01 smart coffee maker review
This stand-out machine's biodegradable pods deliver all the convenience of single-serve coffee without the worry that you might be poisoning the planet.
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Samsung's S95C OLED TV delivers rich color, pure blacks
We love the S95C's velvety picture and richly saturated highlights–it's a top-three TV to be sure. But Samsung needs to up its image-processing and user interface game to beat the likes of Sony's A95K and LG's Evo G3 OLED TVs.
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BenchSentry Connect: A smart delivery box
This Wi-Fi-connected box uses PINs based on your packages' tracking numbers and automatically locks after each delivery. What's not to like?
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Defender Guard Pro 2K Wi-Fi review: The Wi-Fi needs work
Wi-Fi troubles are the major issue in this otherwise workable pan/tilt offering.
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Emporia's Vue Gen 2 tracks energy in both directions
This sensor-based system will track your home’s energy consumption. Attach solar panels and it will measure how much energy you generate, too.
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EZVIZ H3 smart home camera review: Affordable price, 2K clarity
With crystal-clear resolution and multiple night-vision modes, this Wi-Fi home security camera captures high-quality video under all lighting conditions.
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TP-Link EC71 Kasa Spot Pan Tilt review: A budget security cam
A rock-bottom price tag helps make TP-Link’s latest indoor security camera a no-brainer.
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Alen's BreatheSmart 75i air purifier is big-boned but powerful
The BreatheSmart 75i may be overkill for most consumer homes, but this bruiser packs enough punch for commercial use.
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LG Evo G3 OLED TV review: Lush blacks, first-class processing
The LG G3 OLED offers outstanding black levels and contrast with the fewest processing artifacts we've seen in any 4K TV to date.
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Coway Airmega Icon review: An air purifier that dares to be pretty
Designer looks is probably near the bottom of your air-purifier wants/needs list, but it doesn’t have to be.
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Proscenic L40 Smart Lock review: Not ready for prime time
Proscenic’s first smart lock tries to do everything, but it’s in dramatic need of some polish.
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Yunmai Smart Scale 3 review: Gentle guidance
The Yunmai Smart Scale 3 is a great starter option for people beginning their fitness journey: it's a larger scale that can accurately weigh up to 330 pounds.
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SwitchBot Hub 2 review: A universal translator for smart homes
This smart home hub works with old and new smart home technologies, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HomeKit, Matter—even infrared.
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Swann CoreCam Pro Spotlight review: A small but solid upgrade
The only new feature you get with Swann's upgraded "pro" model is a spotlight, but it's still a solid security camera.
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Roborock Q7 Max+ review: A pricey all-in-one floor cleaner
The Q7 Max+ vacuums, mops, and empties itself, but it's also expensive for what you get.
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Roku Plus Series TV review: Great color, superior user interface
Roku's first smart TV delivers superior color and image processing, a great remote, and powerful smart TV software. But some brands deliver more features.
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Reolink's TrackMix outdoor security cam offers a dual-lens view
A wide-angle lens lets you see the big picture, while a telephoto lens lets you get up close and personal.
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Proscenic P12 review: Dirt can't hide from this cordless vacuum
This cordless stick vacuum illuminates grime you can't see with the naked eye.
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Withings's new flagship smart scale is one of a kind
The Body Scan offers a huge amount of data, including segmental body analysis and heart health readings. It also comes with a hefty price tag.
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The iLife T10s serves up set-and-forget vacuuming and mopping
The T10s's companion app lets you customize everything from when to clean to how much suction to use.
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The new HomePod is for Apple users first, smart-home dwellers second
The new HomePod supports Matter, the standard that promises to get rid of walled gardens, but this smart speaker won’t let you entirely escape Apple’s.
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Atomi's Smart Coffee Maker with Grinder masters the basics
This simple, easy-to-use, Wi-Fi-connected drip coffee maker features an integrated bean grinder, or you can brew with pre-ground coffee.
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Eufy's Mach V1 Ultra is a fantastic wet/dry stick vacuum
The Mach V1 Ultra all-in-one vacuum and steam mop from Anker's Eufy brand sterilizes floors, as well as itself.
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Imilab EC5 Floodlight Camera 2K review: Unique, inexpensive
A first in the outdoor floodlight camera market, the Imilab EC5 pans and tilts, and its very low price makes it easy to overlook its flawed software.
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