Category: Smart Home

This story is part of Road Trip 2020, CNET’s series on how we’re preparing now for what could come next. Portable power stations are the smaller, lesser-known cousin of generators.

Having a smart lock on your door could change your life, particularly if you’re the kind of person who never knows where your keys are hiding. Paired with a mobile app,

When espresso is made well it has powerful charms. This coffee drink is super concentrated, is rich yet balanced, and has complex flavors that hook you like no other coffee style. Making

More speakers are better than one. Ry Crist/CNET If one Amazon Echo is great for listening to music and performing other tasks, imagine how much better it could be if you pair it with

Chris Monroe/CNET If you have a new Amazon Echo smart speaker, a Ring Spotlight Cam or a Ring Floodlight Cam, you might want to check your Alexa app settings: Amazon

The holidays are upon us, and if you’re looking for gifts, smart home gadgets are an increasingly popular option. Amazon’s annual fall event brought announcements of dozens of new Amazon

Things may be stressful and winter has arrived. But there are real activities you can do to decompress, some of them surprising. Taking daily walks is one way. Another is to unwind

Entry-level juicers work by spinning blades at high speeds while forcing your produce through a mesh sieve for strained juice in seconds. These centrifugal juicer can be messy and loud,

Some of the best kitchen tools only cost a few bucks. But if you want a great chef’s knife, you’ll have to be willing to spend a little more. I’ve