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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism review: Call it a triple play
Govee's Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism packs three independent LEDs in each puck, and each LED can produce red, green, blue, or tunable white light.
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Place Any Space Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector review
There are four Place smoke and CO detector models, purpose built for the kitchen, nursery, garage, and outside sleeping areas. Two have cameras.
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The biggest smart home fails of 2025, ranked
From overheating smart beds and privacy snafus to generative AI foul-ups and bricked smart thermostats, we had a bumper crop of smart home fails this year.
Reviews
Lumary Permanent Outdoor Lights Max review: Bright lights, bad app
“Max” is an apt description for the super-bright Lumary Permanent Outdoor Lights Max, but the undercooked app needed to program them is for the birds.
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Wyze Lock Bolt v2 review: Now with Wi-Fi
The Wyze Lock Bolt v2 is proof you don’t need to spend a lot to get high-quality smart protection for your entry doors.
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GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Smart Switch review: For Cync-heads only
If you’re deep into GE Lighting’s Cync smart lighting universe, you might like the GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Switch. I’m not, and I don’t.
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Best smart dimmers and switches for your home's lighting
In-wall smart lighting controls will deliver convenience, security, luxury, and sophistication to any smart home.
News
Alexa+ on a Ring doorbell can now chat with your visitors
The new AI-enhanced Alexa can now size visitors on your doorstep and greet them naturally, whether they’re delivery personnel or an old friend.Latest Streaming Stories
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LG’s Gallery TV promises to transform your wall into an art museum
At CES 2026, LG Electronics will be showing off it's new lifestyle line addition: the LG Gallery TV.
Cord-Cutter Confidential
2025 Cord-Cutter Awards: Best streaming services, devices & more
A look back at this year's best streaming services, bundles, devices, and innovations.
News
Displace Wireless Pro 2 TVs will feature local AI to enhance privacy
The next generation of the truly wireless TV boasts on-device AI. Displace TV will also bring its unique tech to third-party TVs via the Displace Hub.
News
LG will let TV owners remove Microsoft's Copilot app after backlash
At the same time, LG clarifies that the Copilot icon is not an app, but a browser-based shortcut.
Updated
Hackers just ‘backed up’ 86 million Spotify music tracks
A hacker group claims to have scraped Spotify’s most popular music tracks and metadata, and is calling its booty the “world’s first preservation archive for music.”
How-To
Social media is being slammed by deceptive AI videos. Here's how to spot them
Sora2 floods YouTube with AI videos. We show you how to recognize deepfakes.
Deal
Streaming deals: Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Plus now $30, 4K Max now $40
These two Fire TV Stick 4K models are heavily discounted right now. If you need a high-def streaming stick, snag one for cheap while you can!
News
Dolby’s go-anywhere Atmos tech comes to LG’s new soundbar
The LG H7 soundbar works with any TV and lets you place Dolby Atmos FlexConnect-enabled surround speakers wherever you want.All TechHive Stories
Reviews
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism review: Call it a triple play
Govee's Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism packs three independent LEDs in each puck, and each LED can produce red, green, blue, or tunable white light.
How-To
How to build your own air quality meter with a Raspberry Pi and CO2 sensor
In winter, it’s important to ventilate living and working spaces regularly. Here’s how to make a homemade measuring station on the Raspberry Pi to know when to do it.
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The best smart home products of 2025-26
Whether you're just getting started with smart home or you're a smart device veteran, you deserve the very best smart products in your abode. These are our favorites for the year.News
LG’s Gallery TV promises to transform your wall into an art museum
At CES 2026, LG Electronics will be showing off it's new lifestyle line addition: the LG Gallery TV.Reviews
Place Any Space Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector review
There are four Place smoke and CO detector models, purpose built for the kitchen, nursery, garage, and outside sleeping areas. Two have cameras.
Feature
Time to ditch normal internet? How to know if mobile broadband is enough
Is a fixed internet connection still always better than mobile broadband?Cord-Cutter Confidential
2025 Cord-Cutter Awards: Best streaming services, devices & more
A look back at this year's best streaming services, bundles, devices, and innovations.Feature
The biggest smart home fails of 2025, ranked
From overheating smart beds and privacy snafus to generative AI foul-ups and bricked smart thermostats, we had a bumper crop of smart home fails this year.Reviews
Lumary Permanent Outdoor Lights Max review: Bright lights, bad app
“Max” is an apt description for the super-bright Lumary Permanent Outdoor Lights Max, but the undercooked app needed to program them is for the birds.Reviews
Wyze Lock Bolt v2 review: Now with Wi-Fi
The Wyze Lock Bolt v2 is proof you don’t need to spend a lot to get high-quality smart protection for your entry doors.News
Displace Wireless Pro 2 TVs will feature local AI to enhance privacy
The next generation of the truly wireless TV boasts on-device AI. Displace TV will also bring its unique tech to third-party TVs via the Displace Hub.News
LG will let TV owners remove Microsoft's Copilot app after backlash
At the same time, LG clarifies that the Copilot icon is not an app, but a browser-based shortcut.Updated
Hackers just ‘backed up’ 86 million Spotify music tracks
A hacker group claims to have scraped Spotify’s most popular music tracks and metadata, and is calling its booty the “world’s first preservation archive for music.”
Deal
This TV backlight is 46% off and transforms your viewing experience
The Govee Envisual TV LED Backlight T2 is down to $75 at Amazon.How-To
Social media is being slammed by deceptive AI videos. Here's how to spot them
Sora2 floods YouTube with AI videos. We show you how to recognize deepfakes.Reviews
GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Smart Switch review: For Cync-heads only
If you’re deep into GE Lighting’s Cync smart lighting universe, you might like the GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Switch. I’m not, and I don’t.Updated
Best smart dimmers and switches for your home's lighting
In-wall smart lighting controls will deliver convenience, security, luxury, and sophistication to any smart home.Deal
Streaming deals: Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Plus now $30, 4K Max now $40
These two Fire TV Stick 4K models are heavily discounted right now. If you need a high-def streaming stick, snag one for cheap while you can!News
Dolby’s go-anywhere Atmos tech comes to LG’s new soundbar
The LG H7 soundbar works with any TV and lets you place Dolby Atmos FlexConnect-enabled surround speakers wherever you want.News