Articles by Ed Oswald
Airthings breezes into CES with its first smart air purifier
The Airthings Renew boasts a four-stage HEPA filter, auto and whisper-quiet modes, and app control.
TP-Link’s Tapo smart home collection grows by leaps and bounds
In other CES news, TP-Link announced that its Tapo and Kasa Smart smart home products can now be controlled with the same app.
Ambient Weather stations to supply data to AccuWeather network
The partnership between the two companies entails AccuWeather incorporating data collected from Ambient Weather stations into its comprehensive forecasts.
The latest Philips smart lock is a palm reader
It won’t tell your fortune, but it will grant you access to your home when it recognizes the distinct patterns in the palm of your hand.
Lymow One robot mower lifts its blades to climb over obstacles
This robot mower can lift its front-mounted mowing deck and clamber over 2-inch-high obstacles. Onboard cameras ensure those obstacles aren't living things.
Segway rolls into CES with an upgraded robot lawn mower
Brand-owner Segway-Ninebot is also showing a modular power system that can function as a back-up source of electricity for an entire home.
Beatbot Aquasense Pro robot pool cleaner promises to do it all
This AI-powered bot can not only clean your pool from the floor to the waterline—including removing surface debris—but it can also dispense pool clarifier.
Bemis Bio Bidet BB-1200 bidet toilet seat features app control
Worried about dropping your phone when you go? It comes with a wireless remote, too.
Davis WeatherLink Console review
Davis' modern weather station console is good for a first effort, if a bit rough around the edges.
KestrelMet 6000 Weather Station review
This high-performance weather station is expensive, but you get precision, lots of features, and high performance for the extra cash.
Wyze Cam OG series gets back to basics—and then some
The $24 Wyze Cam OG features a 120-degree field of view, while the $34 Wyze Cam OG Telephoto boasts a 3x telephoto lens. Both are discounted by $4 at launch.
Rise Gardens’ modular indoor smart garden gets an upgrade
The new Rise Garden Charcoal Collection features more durable electronics, a larger water reservoir, and a new color scheme for growing vegetables indoors year round.
Baracoda's BBalance bathmat at CES has an integrated scale
This smart bathmat will measure your weight, body composition, balance, and posture.
Twinkly wants you to know it offers more than cool holiday lights
The smart lighting manufacturer’s new app lets you create dynamic scenes across multiple light sets, and it says it will have a new line lower-cost lights this fall.
Bird Buddy shows off a smart hummingbird feeder at CES 2023
Designed specifically for hummingbirds, the feeder is the first of more species-specific models from the company.
Lutron unveils new Diva colors, Claro accessory switch at CES
The Diva and the new Claro accessory switch are available in white, black, gray, brown, ivory, and light almond.
SwitchBot debuts Matter-enabled Hub 2 with thermometer at CES
The Hub 2 connects Switchbot’s quirky Bluetooth smart devices, including the button-pushing Bot, to your smart home.
Rachio’s Smart Hose Timer is a hose-based smart sprinkler
On display at CES 2023, this smart valve connects to an outdoor spigot and offers most of the features found in Rachio’s sophisticated sprinkler controller.