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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 review: All-year holiday cheer
This upgraded, permanently mounted lighting system means no more trips up the ladder to install holiday lights.
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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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Tapo P400M Smart Wi-Fi Outdoor Plug review: Now with Matter
This compact outdoor plug looks good and is compatible with just about any smart home ecosystem you might want to build around.
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Enbrighten Eternity Lights review: One-and-done holiday lighting
If you hate clambering up and down ladders to change your outdoor holiday lighting for every season, you’ll dig this permanently installed DIY solution.
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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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Aqara Hub M3 review: Zigbee, Matter and Thread, still no Z-Wave
The Zigbee pioneer further expands its smart home horizons to embrace nearly all the latest smart home platforms, but we see some growing pains, too.
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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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LIFX SuperColor Ceiling review: Smart lighting, overhead
This permanent smart lighting fixture’s best feature is how easily it can be installed.
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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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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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ioPool Eco Start Water Monitor review: Real-time pool conditions
This smart-home device reports on your pool’s condition every 15 minutes, but you’ll need to learn some new chemistry to master 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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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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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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LIFX SuperColor Smart Light A21 review: Big and bright
Bright, easy to install, compliant with Matter, and packed with features, the LIFX SuperColor Smart Light A21 makes for a compelling smart bulb, even if it’s a tad heavy and chunky.
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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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LIFX String Light review: A pricey pop of outdoor color
After a long absence, LIFX is back with smart outdoor string lights that are impressively bright, but quite expensive.
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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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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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Govee Neon Rope Light 2 review: Around the bend
A revamped version of Govee’s “rope” light is more flexible and works with more smart home ecosystems thanks to Matter. It’s also a lot of fun.
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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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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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Aqara Smart Light Switch review: Zigbee lighting control for less
While this attractive in-wall on/off lighting control is compatible with Alexa, Google Home, and HomeKit, it can't operate without one of Aqara's smart home hubs.
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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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Aqara Smart Plug review: A good choice for Aqara’s Zigbee hubs
High prices and outdated designs are reasons to avoid proprietary smart home hubs. But if you want to keep using your Aqara hub, this is a good smart plug.
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Govee LED Strip Light M1 with Matter review: It's showtime
With Matter on board, Govee’s multicolor LED light strip is easy to install and boasts a truckload of features.
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WaterGuru Sense S2 review: Upgraded pool chemistry analyst
The second-generation Sense gives you the option of monitoring three additional chemical measurements.
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Lutron Caséta Wireless Outdoor Smart Plug review: Matter not?
This is the best outdoor smart plug for anyone using—or planning to buy—Lutron Caséta smart lighting products. But stay clear if you want Matter compatibility.
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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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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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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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Hampton Bay's Landscape Spotlight is a smart garden bargain
Compare this entry in Home Depot’s Hubspace smart lighting line to the Philips Hue Lily when illuminating the plantings in your yard, but note the full cost.
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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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Level Lock+ review: The closest thing to a perfect smart lock
It’s the best choice for Apple users today, and it will be for everyone else, too—eventually.
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Nanoleaf Essentials Matter Lightstrip review: Bright and affordable
Taking its first dip into the new Matter standard, Nanoleaf delivers a light strip that works with all four of the big smart home ecosystems.
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Arlo Pro 5S 2K review: A top-shelf home security cam, except…
You'll get 2K video resolution, a rich ecosystem, and lots of accessory options, but you'll want to pay for a subscription, and you won't get HomeKit compatibility.
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