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Flo Smart Water Monitor & Shutoff review: To protect and to save
Moen’s second-generation smart water valve protects your home from water damage and tracks your home's water consumption, so you can use less of it.
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Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi + Keypad review: This is easier?
This retrofit smart lock took more time to install than a full replacement, but it at least preserved the aesthetic of the hardware on the exterior side of my door.
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Nanoleaf Outdoor String Lights review: A simpler string light
These smart lights aren’t as colorful as the competition, but they win bonus points for their long length and low price.
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Zinwell ZAT-600B tuner review: NextGen TV, internet optional
This is the first ATSC 3.0 tuner set-top box to support encrypted broadcast television without requiring a connection to the internet.
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iFlo Smart Automated A/C Drain Line Cleaner review: Easy maintenance
This gadget pushes disposable cleaning fluid into your HVAC system’s drain line on a regular schedule to prevent blockages, but you’ll need to keep buying the fluid.
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Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Gen) review: modest upgrades
Once the king of video doorbells, Arlo now finds itself playing catch-up in a crowded market.
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Eufy Clean L60 review: A budget-friendly vacuum for pet owners
Eufy's affordable L60 robot vacuum boasts unexpectedly high-end features, including LiDAR navigation.
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X-Sense XP0A-SR smoke alarm review: Value-priced protection
This smoke and carbon dioxide detector has no mobile or wireless features; but at $30, it’s a great candidate for low-cost rollouts.
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LG CordZero All-in-One A9 review: Almost too powerful
LG's latest CordZero stick vac packs plenty of versatility and power, although its overwhelming suction may damage delicate carpets.
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GermGuardian AC3000 Airsafe+ review: A pint-sized powerhouse
This ultra-small purifier makes up for its lack of smart features with ample power, a germ-killing UVC-C light, and a very low price.
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Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 review: Truly subscription free
A microSD card is the only thing you'll need to get the full value from this doorbell camera—unless you also want the benefits of Apple's HomeKit Secure Video.
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LIFX SuperColor Path review: A pop of color for your walkway
This oversized outdoor light presents more than a few challenges.
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Jya Fjord Pro review: Affordable and class-leading air purification
The Jya Fjord Pro is packed with exciting features and purifies the air with precision.
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Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch with Wi-Fi review: Pretty, but problematic
This smart lock has a bevy of great features, including a fingerprint sensor, but its numeric keypad is very hard to see in direct sunlight.
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Eufy Video Smart Lock S330 review: This lock does it all
Not content to offer just another smart lock, Eufy stuffed a rechargeable battery, fingerprint reader, touchscreen keypad, and a video doorbell into this deadbolt.
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Abode Smart Lock review: This retrofit left us with reservations
We dig the large rechargeable battery that powers this smart lock, but our initial experience left us wondering about Abode’s quality control for the first time.
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LIFX SuperColor Flood Light review: Flooding the zone with color
This new PAR38 bulb from LIFX works with Matter and delivers bright colors, a weatherized design, and an intuitive app.
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Eufy Floodlight Camera E340 review: Tops in surveillance, lighting
Eufy’s excellent floodlight cam has twin high-res cameras, local storage, an option to add terabytes of network storage, and genuinely optional cloud storage.
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LIFX SuperColor Spot review: Smart, colorful landscape lighting
You’ll need to rethink the way your outdoor lighting works with LIFX's new landscape spotlight, but it may be worth it.
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