Smart Home Reviews

A sleek design, smart motion tracking and handy privacy switch make the Google Nest Hub Max a great smart display.

Amazon Echo Buds deliver solid sound quality, active noise reduction and Alexa for less than $130.

The Lockly Vision is a smart lock and video doorbell in one, but it’s not great with the latter.

With an interface that’s easy to use and learn, and offering plenty of essential features, VideoPad is an appealing, cross-platform video editor.

The Ring Video Doorbell Wired is a small and inexpensive video doorbell — but there’s some trade-offs.

The Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 (RBK852) puts data in all the right places, offering the fastest Wi-Fi 6 mesh kit you can buy.

The Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus offers a new Pre-roll feature that lets you see more of what’s happening outside your door, but it’s not quite as good as the Nest Hello.

The Nanoleaf Shapes smart wall panels are the ultimate mood-booster for your home office, with customizable layouts, fun light patterns and intuitive controls.

The $25 Wemo WiFi Smart Plug is, ironically, more compact than the Wemo Mini, making it the new best smart plug you can buy now.

While pricey, the Chef IQ is the smartest pressure cooker and one of the easiest to use.