Category: General Technology

The circle of life applies as much to technology as it does to living things, and so every year brings a wave of old products and failed ideas that make way for…

These are the smart home hubs, thermostats, speakers, smart locks, lighting controls, security cameras, and routers that will dominate early 2018 and beyond. Powered by WPeMatico

Lately, I’ve been having impure thoughts about giving up my desktop PC. Windows has been steadily exhausting my patience, with unexpected slowdowns, inexplicable bugs, heavy-handed attempts to push Microsoft services, and countless…

The best cord-cutting devices and services, which flourished in 2017 amid cable TV’s decline Powered by WPeMatico

The ability to create scenes using your room’s lighting is positively magical. Powered by WPeMatico

Microsoft’s 2017 may as well be known as the year the company turned away from the consumer and, sadly, back toward the enterprise.  This past year was notable for two casualties: Microsoft’s…

The Raspberry Pi is an incredibly flexible little computer. You can use it for a wide range of projects ranging from the pragmatic to the innovative to the nostalgic—the same hardware can…

Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware annoyances, and stolen credit card numbers that have become commonplace in recent…

The system detects motions based on the disruption of radio signals inside your home, but our reviewer discovered that it also disrupted many of his other smart home devices. Powered by WPeMatico

There’s nothing fancy here, but this box delivers a great performance every time. Powered by WPeMatico