Articles by Ed Oswald
Best home weather stations: Reviews and shopping advice
Home weather stations are getting more accurate and sophisticated all the time. Follow our buyer's guide to find your own personal meteorologist.
New Sunseeker robot mowers cover yards (very) large and small
The company is showing its new X3, X5, and X7 Pro mowers at the Equip Exposition in Louisville, KY.
These are the best robot lawn mowers of 2024
Robots aren't just for cleaning your home's floors anymore, this variety of autonomous machine will keep your lawns manicured—and you out of the brutal sun.
Sunseeker Orion X7 review: Great robot lawn mower, subpar app
If you can tolerate the learning curve, this is a fantastic robot lawn mower, especially if you prefer to cut your grass at night.
Mowrator S1 4WD review: Like cutting your grass with an RC car
Unlike a fully autonomous robot lawn mower, you control this super-maneuverable 120-pound steel beast with the joysticks on a wireless remote control.
How robot lawn mowers cut grass without whacking off your toes
Robot mowers don't have walls to define their boundaries. Here are the two most common ways they navigate and avoid obstacles, like your feet.
Ambient Weather WS-1965 review: Budget home weather tracking
If your home weather station budget is capped at $140, this is the one to buy.
Segway Navimow i110N review: A boundary wire-free bot for less
This relatively low-cost compact robot lawn mower has the best navigation features in its class and doesn't require a boundary wire to keep it from wandering.
Airthings breezes into CES with its first smart air purifier
The Airthings Renew boasts a four-stage HEPA filter, auto and whisper-quiet modes, and app control.
TP-Link’s Tapo smart home collection grows by leaps and bounds
In other CES news, TP-Link announced that its Tapo and Kasa Smart smart home products can now be controlled with the same app.
Ambient Weather stations to supply data to AccuWeather network
The partnership between the two companies entails AccuWeather incorporating data collected from Ambient Weather stations into its comprehensive forecasts.
The latest Philips smart lock is a palm reader
It won’t tell your fortune, but it will grant you access to your home when it recognizes the distinct patterns in the palm of your hand.
Lymow One robot mower lifts its blades to climb over obstacles
This robot mower can lift its front-mounted mowing deck and clamber over 2-inch-high obstacles. Onboard cameras ensure those obstacles aren't living things.
Segway rolls into CES with an upgraded robot lawn mower
Brand-owner Segway-Ninebot is also showing a modular power system that can function as a back-up source of electricity for an entire home.
Beatbot Aquasense Pro robot pool cleaner promises to do it all
This AI-powered bot can not only clean your pool from the floor to the waterline—including removing surface debris—but it can also dispense pool clarifier.
Bemis Bio Bidet BB-1200 bidet toilet seat features app control
Worried about dropping your phone when you go? It comes with a wireless remote, too.
Davis WeatherLink Console review
Davis' modern weather station console is good for a first effort, if a bit rough around the edges.