Smart Home

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The $300 Roomba 675 robot vacuum with Alexa is down to $199 today

February 8th, 2022

The incredible boom that the robot vacuum market has seen in recent years is fantastic. Even if you can’t find the best Roomba vacuum deals and buy less expensive models from other brands, there’s something out there for everyone. So many companies have entered the space with terrific models. Do you want to spend as …

Deals

Save nearly $100, today only, on the yeedi vac robot vacuum

February 7th, 2022

Chris Hachey

Being able to choose a top option in a product category is always what a consumer wants. However, sometimes, the price is an issue. If you’re looking for the best television, you will weigh prices and aim to find the best quality and the best deal. When it comes to robot vacuums, they can get …

Reviews

Colgate Hum smart toothbrush review: Does your toothbrush need smarts?

February 4th, 2022

Christian de Looper

Everything that uses electricity is getting smart — or eventually will. We’ve had electric toothbrushes for some time now. But now, those toothbrushes are finally getting smart functionality. One of the most recent of those is the Colgate Hum, which is built to be lightweight and portable, yet still deliver smart functionality. But do we …

Guides

Best Amazon Echo speakers in 2022

February 4th, 2022

Brittany Vincent

When it comes to voice-enabled smart assistants, Amazon Echo speakers take the cake. As it turns out, they’re great for a lot of things, actually. They can play your favorite tunes, help you set routines for your smart home devices, and help wake you in the morning. There are a million things your Echo speaker …

Deals

ONSCREEN Spark brings Zoom calls to your TV – save $20 at Amazon

January 14th, 2022

Maren Estrada

The pandemic changed so many things about our lives. But the good news is that much of it will go back to normal once we finally put all this behind us. Of course, there are also a few things that probably won’t fully go back to the way they were. One good example is video …

Tech

CES 2022: The Eve Outdoor Cam supports HomeKit Secure Video and has a floodlight

January 3rd, 2022

Christian de Looper

Eve Energy has long offered excellent products for Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem of smart home devices, and now, it’s adding another product to that lineup — the Eve Outdoor Cam. The Eve Outdoor Cam is built to offer good security outside an Apple home and as such, it supports HomeKit Secure Video. Unfortunately, the camera will …

Reviews

Meta Portal Go smart display review: A portable display, powered by Facebook

December 27th, 2021

Christian de Looper

Facebook desperately wants to be a hardware company, and to some extent, it seems to be succeeding in this mission. The Oculus Quest 2 is an excellent virtual reality headset, for example. But it’s not the only hardware Facebook’s now parent company, Meta, makes. The Meta Portal Go is built as a portable smart display …

Reviews

TP-Link Deco X90 mesh router review: High performing at a high price

December 23rd, 2021

Christian de Looper

Routers have been getting a whole lot smarter. The gateway to the internet hasn’t always been the smartest device in the home, perhaps somewhat ironically. But over the last few years, thanks to products from Eero, Google, and more, smart routers have become increasingly common. One of the more recent of these smart routers comes …

Deals

Now is the time to get a Roomba robot vacuum at Amazon

December 20th, 2021

Chris Hachey

Finding a vacuum that’s right for your home situation can be difficult. Do you want a stick vacuum that is easy to store? Do you want a handheld that picks up quick messes? Or should you take the chance and get a robot vacuum? Well, if the price was the issue that was stopping you …

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Deals

Last chance: 5 Black Friday Alexa deals about to end at Amazon

December 19th, 2021

Maren Estrada

Black Friday and Cyber Monday were incredible this year. That’s especially true at Amazon, though it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The nation’s top online retailer always offers insane deals ahead of the holidays. And it goes without saying that Black Friday Alexa device deals offer some of the deepest discounts of the …