No longer resembling jelly beans–cheap, virtually, and invariably of low quality–today’s best Bluetooth speakers deliver exceptionally good fidelity. That said, you’ll still encounter some ...

Most any insurance company will tell you that while fire might be a homeowner’s greatest fear, water is the far more common cause of property damage. And that’s true even if you don’t live ...

There’s a lot to like about the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). It’s as easy to use as it’s beautiful to look at, and it’s bursting with features that can help reduce your electric ...

So you just unboxed your new entertainment gear, hooked everything up, and you hear buzz, whine, hiss, chatter, or any number of other annoying noises that have been known to plague audio equipment.

With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This $60 streaming box offers access to the companies’ respective cable TV services ...

Motorized window treatments that open and close with a voice command, on a schedule, or even based on room occupancy are the ultimate finishing touch for any smart home. Some models will even earn ...

After your equipement gets fried is the wrong time to realize you need a surge protector. It’s too late at that point. Fortunately, you can spend a very reasonable amount of money to put an ...

CDs are an underrated music format and it’s nearly impossible to find a truly high-quality player at a reasonable price. The Backgroove CdPRO BGCS-41 is your best bet. Whether you’ve held onto ...

We took a hybrid approach to covering CES this year. Our west-coast editor, Michael Brown, made the relatively short flight from Portland, OR to Las Vegas and walked the show floor. Given that ...

In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need apps like Reelgood, JustWatch, or Plex to keep track of your streaming TV options. But while streaming platforms such as Roku and Apple TV have their own ...

The Carrier Smart Room Air Purifier XL is an excellent appliance, but given its DOA mobile app, you might want to give up the smart features and remote control and buy the “dumb” but otherwise ...

If you’re looking for an affordable home media server with low power requirements, the Docker-based ZimaBoard–with its plethora of ports and add-on modules–will do the job. And if you’re ...