Spread the loveTweet Soundcast was building great wireless speakers while the powers behind Bluetooth were struggling to find a use for the technology. In the nearly 10 years since I…
Spread the loveTweet Is the Wemo Wi-Fi Smart Dimmer the smartest light switch of all time? If you’re handy with a screwdriver and some basic wiring, it’s an easy winner…
Spread the loveTweet Four years into its existence, the Iris by Lowe’s smart home system has been dogged by poor reviews and, judging by Lowe’s own comments site, general customer…
Spread the loveTweet GE has appropriated the phrase “high definition” from the TV industry and applied it to a new line of dumb LED bulbs. The word “dumb” isn’t meant…
Spread the loveTweet With their rainbow of hues and myriad party tricks, color-tunable LEDs get all the press in the world of smart lighting. It’s fun stuff, but the reality…
Spread the loveTweet In the world of smart lighting, a common definition has developed that essentially says that if a light bulb can be controlled via a mobile app, it’s…
Spread the loveTweet Smart color light bulbs—LED-based bulbs that can be controlled by a smartphone and “tuned” to emit any hue in the rainbow—are no longer a new idea. What…
Spread the loveTweet Some smart lighting solutions are designed to provide useful illumination. Nanaleaf’s Aurora is built strictly for fun. The whole affair couldn’t be simpler or much more obvious…
Spread the loveTweet Editor’s note: This story been revised and updated to be relevant to the 2017 NBA playoffs. Update, June 1, 2017: The NBA Finals get underway tonight at…
Spread the loveTweet Sling TV is a much more expansive streaming video service than used to be, but it hasn’t gotten any easier to understand. If anything, Sling has become more…
