Smart home

Introducing the Amazon Echo Spot, an alarm clock sized voice assistant featuring Amazon's popular Alexa personality. I've been testing this device for the last several days, and now I offer my findings.

 The original Dropcam (later branded as the Nest Cam) was one of the crucial pillars of growing IP Camera technology in the world of Home Automation. With its wide angle filming, cloud storage capabilities and communication and alerting abilities, it was one of the class leading standards for which all competing IP Cameras would have to meet. Now Nest is back with those same philosophies in a waterproof outdoor camera, coming soon to Best Buy. Read on to find out more.

Google surprises us all with great new smart products from Nest. Click on through to read all about what we know so far and what's already up for pre-order.

Today I ponder how to give someone the gift of a smart home. Whether you wish to bestow security, convenience, or energy savings, I've got you covered here.

Chamberlain's myQ Smart Garage Camera works alone or alongside your myQ Garage Door Opener to provide simple and useful security features.

Brighten up your dorm room when you head back to school with a selection of great smart lighting options from Best Buy and its partners like Philips Hue.

Lighting isn’t very interesting, is it? I mean, other than different fixtures, the lights themselves are pretty unremarkable, right? Flick a switch, and on comes the light. Flick it again, and off it goes. I mean, totally yawn, huh? Well, that is unless you happen to have invested in the new Philips Hue personal lighting system, which allows for quite the personalization, versatility and convenience. Want to see how innovative lighting can be? Read on for my preview of the Philips Hue lighting system.

There are many ways you can save energy in your home year round. Using ENERGY STAR rated appliances are one of my top tips.

I was looking for a wireless Wi-Fi doorbell cam solution, and the Ring Video Doorbell 2 & Ring Chime seemed to fit the bill.

If you've found smart home products to be intimidating in the past, today's lesson on how easily any home can be smart is the cure to boost your confidence.