A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...

I've reviewed security systems from all major brands. Here are my most important recommendations when you're ready to set up your own.

A hackerspace is a place that generally needs to be accessed by a wide group of people, often at weird and unusual hours.

Ikea's new home security kit feels right at home when it comes to basic protection -- and it's refreshingly easy to use.

A digital key standard from the folks that brought you Matter, Aliro introduces a universal system for smart locks.

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

Video doorbells are handy, but they’re a threat to privacy. I spoke to experts about why you might ditch your doorbell, and how to safeguard your video.

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

Perhaps you’re dreaming of obtaining your home’s electricity without having to rely on that provided by your town or city. If so, you’re hoping to go “off the grid.” And if that’s your dream, you’ve ...

The TP-Link Tapo C615F Kit is a solar powered pan/tilt outdoor security camera that supports offline recording, and offers features that aren’t locked behind a subscription. Nancy Gutherie didn’t have ...

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