In the summer of 2022, I moved across the United States from Connecticut to California. I landed in a small, two-bedroom rental house. The house itself was built by the owner as a pandemic-era project ...

The SwitchBot Bot makes it easy to automate all kinds of stuff, from garage door openers to laundry machines. The SwitchBot Bot makes it easy to automate all kinds of stuff, from garage door openers ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

SwitchBot’s E Ink smart display is great at what it does, but you’ll need programming chops if you want it to do more.

You won’t need to buy replacement batteries for one of the easiest smart home upgrades available. You won’t need to buy replacement batteries for one of the ...

Voice controls not your thing? No problem. I don't know how I feel about this. I wonder what the security controls are. It's funny, but twenty years ago I would have been excited by this stuff, but as ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and not annoying. Home automation has gone mainstream at a rapid pace, with ...

There are so many benefits to dumb appliances.

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