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Aqara Smart Lock U300 review: A lever lock for the smart home
Aqara’s latest smart entry lock replaces your doorknob, not your deadbolt, but buyers should wait for bug fixes.
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Arlo Home Security System review: Basic, but highly capable
Arlo has a highly capable home security system with innovative sensors, but don't buy one for its new AI detection features—at least not today.
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Baseus S1 Pro review: Solar-powered security gets smarter
This outdoor security camera bundle shines with solar panels that track the sun, cameras that capture video in crisp 3K resolution, and local network storage.
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TunnelBear VPN review: It’s just right for beginners
TunnelBear is a simple and easy-to-use VPN service with solid security features that will appeal to those who just need the basics.
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This Brinks Electronic Deadbolt is tough, but it's not smart
This new and inexpensive lock provides access via PIN, fingerprint recognition, or physical key, but it doesn't have any type of wireless connectivity.
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Arlo Wired Floodlight Camera review: Affordable security lighting
Arlo now has a wired floodlight camera to complement its excellent line of indoor and outdoor home security cameras and its basic home security system.
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Eufy Smart Lock E30 review: All that matters, apart from Matter
There’s plenty to like about Eufy’s latest smart lock, but its promised support for the Matter smart home standard seems to be a work in progress.
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PrivadoVPN review: Come for the free VPN, stay for the premium features
PrivadoVPN is a powerful premium service that also offers one of the best free VPNs on the market.
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Reolink Battery Doorbell review: This video doorbell sees it all
With a head-to-toe view of your doorstep, you'll never miss a person or a package.
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SwitchBot Pan/Tilt Cam Plus 3K review: 4th-gen, but little better
This pan/tilt camera’s video quality is better than ever, but the rest of its hardware—and its problematic app—sometimes render it unusable.
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Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam review: Decidedly unambitious
Ring users finally get a genuine indoor pan/tilt security camera, but we expected a lot more for the price.
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FastestVPN review: A VPN with a low-price lifetime subscription
FastestVPN might not have the flair of some of the top VPN services, but it's very affordable, makes the right privacy promises, and comes with a generous 10 simultaneous device connections.
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Baseus N1 review: This security camera could be smarter
This new outdoor security camera is a solid start, but limited motion detection and some image blurring keep it from being all it can be.
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HMA VPN review: An easy-to-use VPN with servers in every corner of the world
There's a lot to like about HMA VPN, but there are also a few ways where it might not meet users' needs.
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Safemo Set P1 review: Solar-powered, privacy-minded security
This two-camera kits promises continuous surveillance with an emphasis on privacy.
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Eufy Security Indoor Cam review: Affordable AI-powered security
With onboard AI and local storage, there's no need to buy a cloud subscription for this budget-priced, pan/tilt camera.
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Reolink Argus 4 Pro review: Wide-angle surveillance
If you have a large home or property, this camera has you covered.
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Swann MaxRanger4K Solar Security System review: Atypical
This camera-and-hub security system is (mostly) powered by the sun, and its unusual 900MHz wireless radios endow it with incredible range.
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DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro review: A simple, but effective privacy bundle
DuckDuckGo's new Privacy Pro bundle of services with a VPN, data removal service, and identity theft restoration service is a nice package of privacy-focused services for an affordable price.
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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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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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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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You name it, Schlage's Encode Plus lock is compatible with it
Whether your smart home revolves around Alexa, Google Home, or Apple HomeKit (including Apple’s 'home key' tech), Schlage's Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt has you covered.
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Lorex 2K Indoor Pan-Tilt Wi-Fi Camera review: Simple but solid
If you're not worried about aesthetics or advanced features, the Lorex 2K Indoor Pan-Tilt Wi-Fi Camera may be the home surveillance solution for you.
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Wyze Cam v4 review: Wyze Labs’ best security cam costs less
You’ll find mostly evolutionary improvements over the Wyze Cam v3 Pro this model replaces, but we're not about to complain about its even lower price tag.
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PrivateVPN review: Simple and likeable
PrivateVPN offers solid speeds, gets around Netflix restrictions, and it's long-term plans are available at a great price.
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Proscenic Smart Lock L60 review: Affordable front-door security
This low-priced smart deadbolt offers five options for entry: your fingerprint, a PIN, an NFC card, a physical key, or its mobile app.
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Blink Mini 2 review: This tiny security cam works indoors and out
Amazon's least-expensive home security camera now features a weatherized enclosure so it can protect your yard as well as the spaces inside your home.
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Eufy Indoor Cam S350 review: Dual-lens home surveillance
This excellent camera lets you see the big security picture while preserving the small important details.
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AVG Secure VPN review: A well-known security brand takes on VPNs
AVG Secure VPN from the acclaimed antivirus company is a solid mainstream VPN for those who just want to connect to a location and get to work.
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Eufy SoloCam S340 review: Twin-lensed, solar-powered security
This outstanding outdoor pan/tilt security camera lets you see everything, and you should never need to charge its battery.
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Mozilla VPN review: An easy-to-use VPN with Firefox compatibility
Mozilla VPN is a standalone VPN application from the makers of Firefox browser that does the basics right.
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Wyze Cam Floodlight v2 review: Budget smart lighting & security
This floodlight camera sets a high bar for performance and a low bar for price.
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Deep Sentinel DS2 review: Security cams backed by live guards
The second generation of this unique professionally monitored security camera system boasts technical improvements and the same stellar monitoring service.
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TorGuard VPN review: Flexible plans and solid security features
TorGuard VPN comes with lots of customizable security features and offers a wide array of flexible plans and addons.
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AirVPN review: Good speeds and full of stats
Cult-favorite AirVPN was founded by data protection activists with the goal of providing no-compromises security for users.
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Tapo Indoor/Outdoor Security Cam review: Full-featured, budget-priced
This wireless camera (TP-Link's Tapo C120) delivers premium features including smart detection, 2K video, and color night vision for just $40.
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Second Copy review: Backup and sync from a friendly interface
This backup/sync program works very well with normal data folders and is loaded with options.
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Noorio T110 pan/tilt security camera review
2K resolution, intelligent detection, and a pan-and-tilt motor make this indoor camera a great value.
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Tapo Wire-Free Magnetic Security Camera review: Flexible surveillance
This outdoor camera's streamlined setup, customizable motion detection, and dual storage options let you do security your way.
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Ring Stick Up Cam Pro review: Strong surveillance, indoors or out
Bird’s Eye View remains a solution looking for a problem, but the radar-based motion detection in this versatile security camera delivers plenty of other benefits.
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Tapo H100 Smart Hub review: Inexpensive, limited home security
The H100 can’t do much, but it does well with its slim feature set.
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Roku Home Monitoring SE review: Basic security for Roku users
Roku's inexpensive, security-focused smart home system ties into Roku streaming players, but it non-Roku users won't find it all that appealing.
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StrongVPN review: Simpler doesn’t always mean better
StrongVPN is a simple and easy-to-use VPN that sticks to the basics, but it lacks some features that many users will want.
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Blink Outdoor 4 review: A strong home security value
We’ve thoroughly tested every aspect of this latest outdoor home security camera–and helped Blink identify a bug, which has been squashed.
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Lorex 2K Wi-Fi Floodlight Security Cam review: High-res, no sub
This hardwired camera blankets an area in light, captures video in 2K, and doesn’t require a subscription. But it's not cheap and its motion-sensing needs work.n
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Easy Firewall review: Windows Firewall made easy
Easy Firewall wants to make it easy to manage the confounding Windows following. Does it work well enough to justify the $25 price? Find out in our review.
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KeePassXC review: The friendlier free offline password manager
If you’re fed up with online password managers, or you just have never trusted them to begin with, KeePassXC is a fairly simple, easy way to self-manage your passwords.
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