Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com It’s safe to say that people who purchase smart mirrors generally like looking at themselves since they’re using a product that — because it has features — extends the amount of time you look in the ...

The Toidi/Shutterstock.com To avoid illness, you should set your water heater thermostat at a minimum of 120°F. To avoid increased scalding risk, you should set it below 140°F. It’s tempting to set your water heater temperature back to save money, ...

Luis Enrique Torres/Shutterstock.com LED holiday lighting uses about 1/10th the electricity traditional incandescent lights do. Switching can yield significant savings over the course of the holiday season. If you’re considering upgrading to LED Christmas lights, you might be curious how ...

Mojo/Amazon People probably wouldn’t forget something at the store if they taped a grocery list to their eyeballs, not that I’m recommending that. But a new prototype from smart contact lens maker Mojo would do something pretty similar. Today, Mojo announced a ...

Eve If you have Eve products integrated into your smart home, good news. Eve is rolling out free updates to over a dozen products starting with these three popular models. Three Eve smart home products, Eve Energy, Eve Door & ...

Nanoleaf Great news for fans of economical smart home lighting excited about the new Matter smart home standard. Nanoleaf is adding Matter support to its Essentials line. If you’ve been following our coverage of the Matter smart home standard, you’ve ...

EID Whether you’re tired of how little run time your Dyson stick vacuum has, or you’d prefer not to replace a worn-out battery with an expensive proprietary one, here’s a novel solution: use power tool batteries instead. Update, 11/2/22: Dyson ...

Govee It’s almost trick-or-treat time, and your home’s spooky ambiance is, well, anything but. Here’s how to quickly turn the gear you have laying around—like your TV, smart speakers, and smart bulbs—into some almost instant Halloween decorations and spooky ambiance. ...

Amazon, Fotomay/Shutterstock.com If you’re one of the millions of people with an Echo speaker, Ring doorbell, or both, there are plenty of smarthome tricks for you to take for a spin this Halloween. “Alexa, Start Halloween” There are two layers ...

Google Don’t forget about your smart home when planning your Halloween decorations and activities. Your Google Home or Nest device has some Halloween tricks up its sleeve. “Hey Google, Let’s Get Spooky” If you’re looking for a quick and easy ...