Smart home products allow us to control and automate many parts of our lives and homes. From bedrooms to kitchens, you can add these web-connected devices to every nook and cranny of your domicile, ...

What use is a sensor that's wrong?

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 ...

Used alone, it can warn you of leaky pipes, failing appliances, and more. Used in conjunction with the Phyn Plus smart water valve, it will actively protect your home from those threats. If you’ve ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Make your system smarter, or brute force it.