Articles by Jason D'Aprile
Sensi Touch 2 smart thermostat review: Stylish climate control
It’s simple, practical, and pretty, but can it beat the best from Ecobee and Nest? Or is it enough to just be a more affordable alternative?
Woosh Air Smart Air Filter review: It knows when to scrub your air
A bundled indoor air quality monitor informs your smart thermostat when it should trigger your HVAC system to circulate and clean the air in your home.
Degrii Smart Thermostat review: Unexpected features, and flaws
You’ll find some high-end features in this very low-priced smart thermostat, but buyers should carefully consider its shortcomings, too.
Commercial Electric Smart Thermostat review: Hubspace climate control
Home Depot’s Hubspace smart home ecosystem now includes a budget-priced, no-frills smart thermostat.
Cielo Smart Thermostat review: This budget device does the job
Cielo moves beyond its comfort zone to help you stay in yours.
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.
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced review: Best in class
Opting for the middle of Ecobee's smart thermostat line means giving up a few features, but you can add the most important one—a remote sensor—later.
Sensibo's Elements is an air quality monitor that can react
If you also have one of Sensibo's air purifiers, this new air quality sensor can trigger it in reaction to poor indoor air quality conditions.
The Sensibo Air Pro is an A/C controller and air quality monitoring sensor in one
Our favorite brand of smart thermostat for stand-alone air conditioners gains a new function: indoor air quality readings.
Sinopé's Zigbee dimmer switch offers precision dimming, for a price
Sinopé’s dimmer switch may be expensive, but it gives you precise dimming control over a wide range of lighting products.
Sinopé's 2nd-gen Sedna Smart Water Valve adds flow sensing
A new flow-sensing option makes the 2nd-gen Sedna smart valve significantly better than the original device.
Mysa for AC review: A stylish addition to the smart-AC controller arena
You’d never guess this is a rookie effort.
Kami Doorbell Camera review: Flexible and inexpensive porch security
You can operate this doorbell cam with your existing wiring or run it on battery power.
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 review: Radar delivers a birds-eye view
As usual, you’ll need to pay a subscription fee to enjoy all of this doorbell cam’s features.
Sensibo Pure smart air purifier review: This smart appliance clears the air using brains more than brawn
This small, smart, and connected room air purifier can work alone or in conjunction with one of Sensibo’s air-conditioner controllers.
Lorex 2K QHD Wired Video Doorbell review: Onboard storage and better video quality are the highlights
But this new video doorbell suffers from the same motion-detection flaws of Lorex's older 1080p model.
Nest Thermostat review: An easy recommendation for budget shoppers
Most of the features we love about the top-of-the-line Nest Learning Thermostat—at almost half the cost.
Sensibo Air review: Make your air conditioner smarter and more efficient
The Sensibo Sky boasts a slick secondary sensor, and it works with virtually any air conditioner that has a remote control.