You’ll need to make a raft of decisions before you choose which smart switches to install in your home, and your choices will be influenced by everything from the type of wiring in your walls to what flavor of smart home system you have now or plan to install later. Here’s what you need to know in roughly the order you’ll need to decide.
After a long run, Google is sunsetting two of its signature Nest products and consequently withdrawing as a manufacturer in two key smart home categories.
Google has just announced that it’s discontinuing the 10-year-old Nest Protect and the 7-year-old Nest x Yale lock. Both of those products will continue to work, and—for now—they remain on sale at the Go
When you need to store or transfer private files, nothing beats the reliability of a physical drive—especially if you have a slow or spotty internet connection. A USB flash drive will always work in a pinch, which is why you should always have one on hand.
Right now, this 256G
A mini PC equipped with a Ryzen 7 CPU and 32GB of RAM for just $300? That sounds like a dream come true, but it’s real and happening right now. The Bosgame P4 mini PC is on sale at Amazon for 25% off, bringing its price down from its original $400. (This is Prime-ex
You know how every annoying Windows program wants to launch as soon as you boot up your computer? Well, now Office is going to do that, too. A new “Startup Boost” function will set Office to load when Windows starts up, which will make apps like Word and Excel launch faster—while making the rest of your computer slower. Whoopie.
I’m being flippant, but it’s
Aston Martin and Curv Racing Simulators have unveiled the AMR-C01-R, an exclusive carbon fiber racing simulator rig that combines motorsport technology with advanced graphics and stylish design. Only 50 will be made and the price starts at—wait for it—about $75,000.
The new model builds on the first AMR-C01
If you’re in need of a new hobby, how about bird watching made super easy? The Birdfy smart bird feeder gives you a front row seat to all the birds in your neighborhood as they come in for the food in your own backyard—and right now it’s on sale for $145 at Amazon. That’s a h
A few people who managed the minor miracle of tracking down a new Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics card were shocked and appalled to find that these GPUs were underperforming thanks to missing Render Output Units (ROPs). But as it turns out, buyers are so desp
Based on a number of new features being rolled up within new “Release Preview” updates for Windows 11, Microsoft appears to be readying a push for AI-powered enhancements in the coming weeks.
Although Microsoft typically reserves major feature releases for the fall, April 2025 is a key month for the software giant because it marks the
Of all the PC gaming peripherals, none is as overlooked as the humble mouse pad (or mat).
That’s a pity because mouse mats come in a variety of materials which have different speed and maneuverability profiles.
Read on to find out which ones are the quickest and which ones the slowest, and why you should really select your gaming mouse mat careful