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ECOVACS T20 OMNI

Move over, Roomba: the new Ecovacs Deebot is smarter, higher, and hotter

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni has clever tech to make your floors shiny without soaking your carpets or rugs.

Amazon's Astro home bot on its charging station

Amazon's Astro might not save your smart home, but it'll be your new best friend

By Josephine Watson published

Opinion After seeing Astro in person, I think Amazon is missing an opportunity to make Astro a viral hit.

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Leaks suggest iOS 17 could make your iPhone way more useful in the home

By Cesar Cadenas published

Apple is working on improving its smart home lineup and may have iPhones play a bigger role in the future.

Dyson BigQuiet Formeldahyde in living room next to plants

The new Dyson Big+Quiet Formaldehyde is its "quietest, most powerful purifier" yet

By Victoria Woollaston published

Dyson has improved almost every aspect of the filtration system on the Big+Quiet purifier to make it a must-have.

Matter will help your smart home gadgets work together

Matter's first update won't light up your smart home, but the next one might

By Cesar Cadenas published

Currently rolling out, Matter 1.1 doesn't address much but may instead be a setup for the future.

Switch broadband providers

Lots of us are still making basic security errors at work and at home

By Craig Hale published

These basic blunders could be costing us our security and privacy - here’s what to do for a more secure network.

Amazon's Astro robot showing eyes on its screen

Amazon's AI-powered robot can't fix the broken smart home

By Mark Wilson published

Opinion Amazon is apparently working on a next-gen version of its Astro robot helper, but that isn't what the smart home needs.

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The best air purifier 2023: for cleaner, healthier air in the home

By Jennifer Oksien published

Buying Guide We've reviewed 7 of the best air purifiers from brands such as Dyson, Meaco and LG to help you improve the quality of air in your home.

Roku's new Home Monitoring System SE

Roku's new smart home package lets you monitor your home through your TV

By Cesar Cadenas published

Roku TVs are getting a new security update to help support company's new Home Monitoring System SE.

smartthings appliances

I've seen how Samsung SmartThings works – now I want it in my home

By Jennifer Oksien published

It's not just smart lights and smart speakers – Samsung SmartThings lets you connect your large appliances too.

Will the Matter smart home standard put an end to laggy smart home devices

Devices that Matter: play nice with the newest smart home connectivity standard

By Michelle Rae Uy published

These smart home devices support Matter now for early adopters.

google home

Google Home app gets new secret features – here's how to try them

By Cesar Cadenas published

Google Home is adding the ability to open and close smart garage doors.

Amazon Echo Plus

Matter now available on over 100 million Echo devices thanks to recent update

By Cesar Cadenas published

In addition to expanding support for Matter, Amazon enters a new partnership with smart home company Eve Systems.

ring video doorbell 3 mounted on wall for review

How to set up your Ring Video Doorbell (wireless)

By Jennifer Oksien published

Discover how to set up your Ring Video Doorbell (wireless) to boost your home surveillance.

cheap smart home devices and gadgets

The best cheap smart home devices and gadget deals for June 2023

By Mackenzie Frazier published

TechRadar Deals The best cheap smart home devices that include speakers, light bulbs, security cameras and more.

Dyson Hot+Cool Formaldehyde in living room

Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde HP09: a powerful all-in-one air purifier

By Josephine Watson published

The Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde HP09 air purifier is near-flawless in operation, but has a few design and price tag drawbacks.

Apple Homepod 2

The Apple HomePod just got a potentially life-saving feature

By Cesar Cadenas published

Via a new update, HomePods will be able to listen for smoke alarms and notify you of emergencies.

Nest Thermostat E

Nest Thermostat update could finally kickstart the Matter smart home era

By Jennifer Oksien published

An important update to Google's Nest Thermostat has just made it compatible with the Matter smart home standard.

Google Pixel Tablet side-view

Google's Pixel Tablet is looking increasingly like the smart displays it just killed

By Mark Wilson published

Some new Google Pixel Tablet leaks show that it could have a Nest-style privacy feature. But who will the tablet be for?

Nexx smart garage opener

Hackers can crack smart garage doors due to this embarrassing security flaw

By Craig Hale published

Unless you want your garage door opened by hackers, unplug your Nexx devices now and submit support tickets.

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