Today's smart plugs are compact, inexpensive and can turn a wide variety of household appliances on or off with remote app ...

Overwhelmed by all the automation possibilities your smart gadgets offer? You're not alone. Here are three I find useful and not annoying. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and ...

A CNET investigation finds that Wi-Fi jammers, though real, are rarely used in home burglaries due to technical complexity and legal risks. Most security failures stem from mundane issues like dead ...

Nest is still a solid smart thermostat, but it isn’t massively different from the second-gen model and the Ecobee4 offers more features. (John Kim/CNET/TNS) Nest is still a solid smart thermostat, but ...

Nest is still our choice for best overall smart thermostat, but it isn’t massively different from the second-gen model, and the gap is narrowing as other brands introduce solid competitors. (CNET) ...