Ecobee Smart Thermostat Essential offers basic smart features at a reasonable price of $129.99. It's compatible with major smart home platforms like Google, Apple, and Amazon and advertises that it ...

The Meross Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini makes for an affordable Matter-compliant smart plug, but offers only the bare minimum of features. Compact and Matter-compatible as advertised, the Meross ...

Ever since the SMART Response XE was brought to our attention back in 2018, we’ve been keeping a close lookout for projects that make use of the Arduino-compatible educational gadget. Admittedly it’s ...

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If you’ve taken part in the Prime Early Access Sale, you’ve probably grabbed a lot of expensive electronics, albeit at great deals. Well, many folks often forget to think about things such as surge ...

This inexpensive smart lock covers the basics—and even provides a fingerprint reader—making for a very affordable smart lock if you don’t need any other bells and whistles. You probably know TCL for ...

This security system is entry-level in every sense of the word, and it’s only appropriate to serve the most basic of security needs. I suppose if I was looking for a no-frills, absolutely basic ...

There are more compelling reasons than you'd think to hang a smart mirror at your bathroom vanity, but not without ...

Apps are merely tools for controlling and automating your smart home devices. Popular examples include Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, IFTTT and SmartThings. Notably, apps can perform basic scheduling ...