3 Best Smart Displays (2024): Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa

[ Amazon’s Alexa is not as good as Google Assistant—although Echo’s recipe feature, which shows step-by-step instructions, rivals the similar feature Google cooked up for its displays. Still, Amazon invented this category, and all the Echo Shows are a promising evolution of the smart-screen concept. If the Echo Show 8 doesn’t seem right for you, … Read more

Eight Sleep Pod 3 Cover Review: Sleep Well

[ With celebrity endorsements from Elon Musk and Danny Green generating plenty of biohacking buzz, you may have heard of Eight Sleep’s Pod 3 Cover. It’s a mattress cover that can heat or cool your bed to help you sleep better. You can tweak the temperature in the Eight Sleep app or have the autopilot … Read more

12 Best Amazon Echo and Alexa Speakers (2024): Earbuds, Soundbars, Displays

[ Amazon’s family of Alexa-enabled devices is vast. From the spherical Echo to the swiveling Echo Show 10, you can get Alexa into your home in many ways. These devices can answer your questions, help you order essentials, set timers, play all sorts of audio content, and even function as the control hub for your … Read more

9 Best Smart Speakers (2024): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

[ Connects to Alexa. ★ Cheaper, Similar Echo Show: The second-gen Echo Show 8 ($130) is a little cheaper and is still a great choice if you don’t have your heart set on new features like the smart home hub or spatial audio. If you aren’t in it for the music, the Amazon Echo Dot … Read more

The 10 Best Mesh Wi-Fi Routers of 2024

[ The mobile app has a wealth of options, and the web interface is even more in-depth. It’s easy to split bands or set up a guest network. I also found that the app recognized most devices correctly (sometimes, it’s difficult to identify devices from the attributed hardware names in router apps). And there’s support … Read more

7 Best Video Doorbell Cameras (2024): Smart, Wireless, and a Word About Ring

[ Performance: All smart doorbells need a strong Wi-Fi signal to perform well. Some come with hubs that double as Wi-Fi repeaters for a better connection. Remember that performance away from home when you access the doorbell on your phone will be heavily impacted by the quality of your phone’s internet connection. Every video doorbell … Read more