Smart Home Reviews

Owning a pool has a funny way of turning a relaxing backyard feature into another item on the weekend chore list. Leaves collect on the surface, grit settles along the bottom, sunscreen builds up around the waterline, and nature seems determined to drop something new into the water five minutes...

The appeal of a robotic pool cleaner is pretty simple: spend less time pushing a vacuum around the bottom of the pool and more time actually using it. The Beatbot Sora 10 takes that idea and strips it down to the parts most pool owners are likely to care about....

UGREEN is shaking up the world of network storage with its new NASync series. The DXP4800 GT is their flagship four-bay model designed to take on big names like Synology and QNAP. It brings serious hardware specs that creators and data hoarders will really love. This unit offers a lot...

Robotic lawn mowers have become much easier to recommend over the last few years, but installation remains one of the category’s biggest hurdles. Some models require a perimeter wire buried around the yard, while others depend on an RTK antenna with a clear view of the sky. Both approaches can...

As many readers may know, robotic mowers have been around for years. Fewer readers, though, may know the quirks and irks that came with early models. One of the bigger catches to purchasing one is that the setup process could be more work and time-consuming than the mowing. Boundary wires,...

Robot mowers have been around long enough that most homeowners generally understand what's on offer: less time cutting grass and more time doing pretty much anything else. The catch, for early generations, had been the setup. Boundary wires, buried cables, patchy navigation, and the occasional mower wandering off like it...

Robotic lawn mowers have already reached the point where they no longer feel like science projects with blades attached, or beta products not quite ready for prime time. Good ones can now map a yard, avoid most obstacles, run on a schedule, and keep the grass looking tidy without turning...

Automated lawn watering has traditionally meant choosing between two very different paths: investing thousands of dollars in a professionally installed in-ground irrigation system or settling for a basic timer attached to a garden hose. The Aiper IrriSense 2 aims squarely at the space between those options. Priced at $430 as...

Keeping a pool clean is one of those chores that sounds simple. It looks simple, what with a net on a pole and someone spending just a few moments before hopping in. That's all there is to it, right? Not exactly. If you live in Ohio, when spring gives way...