Smart Home

The Roborock S7 hybrid robot vacuum and mop combines innovative mopping tech with strong cleaning performance.

The Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen)’s sleep sensing abilities, improved smart home UI and refreshed design and make it the best smart display for your bedside

Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) review: The $129 Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) has a clever new auto-framing camera for video chats, making the best affordable Alexa display even better.

The 3rd-generation Amazon Echo Show 10 is the next evolution of the smart home display.

Strong audio and even stronger smart home skills make the new Amazon Echo the most well-rounded smart speaker you can buy.

The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2’s new square video is a big improvement over its other video doorbells.

The Nest Cam is a well-designed outdoor security camera with a host of quality features.

Get the Ring Video Doorbell 4 if the view from your front door is partially obscured, and you need a wireless model. But Arlo offers more features for the price.

The Chamberlain myQ is an inexpensive, intuitive, and easy-to-use smart garage door opener. However, it doesn’t work with Amazon Alexa.

A so-so video doorbell with flashes of promise

The Starling Home Hub connects HomeKit and Nest devices simply and easily.

This is a small capable video doorbell that worked very well at capturing motion, but it lacks two-factor authentication and its smart features need to be more reliable

By adding a floodlight, the Arlo Pro 3 gains new powers.

The HomeKit-enabled Logitech Circle View Doorbell is a good option for Apple fans.

A sleek design, smart motion tracking and handy privacy switch make the Google Nest Hub Max a great smart display.

The Lockly Vision is a smart lock and video doorbell in one, but it’s not great with the latter.

The iLife A10 robot vacuum offers a lot of features, but its cleaning performance is lacking.

The Arlo Pro 3 is good, but a step back for Arlo's security cameras

The Ring Video Doorbell Wired is a small and inexpensive video doorbell — but there’s some trade-offs.

This home security camera has just about everything you'd want and it costs less than $50.

The Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus offers a new Pre-roll feature that lets you see more of what’s happening outside your door, but it’s not quite as good as the Nest Hello.

The Nanoleaf Shapes smart wall panels are the ultimate mood-booster for your home office, with customizable layouts, fun light patterns and intuitive controls.

The $25 Wemo WiFi Smart Plug is, ironically, more compact than the Wemo Mini, making it the new best smart plug you can buy now.

The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock is the best and smartest way to secure your front door, complete with a new smaller design with Wi-Fi built in.

While pricey, the Chef IQ is the smartest pressure cooker and one of the easiest to use.

The iRobot Roomba i3+ offers solid performance and stands out as the most affordable robot vacuum with an auto-emptying dustbin.

The Roborock S4 Max is an excellent robot vacuum packed with useful cleaning features.

The Cricut Joy ($179) is a cheery, compact crafting machine that’s great for beginners.

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is an affordable Google Assistant speaker and useful bedside timepiece.

The PetSafe Drinkwell Water Fountain won’t prevent water from getting on your floor, but it comes close.