Martyn WilliamsSenior Correspondent, TechHive
Martyn Williams produces technology news and product reviews in text and video for PC World, Macworld, and TechHive from his home outside Washington D.C.. He previously worked for IDG News Service as a correspondent in San Francisco and Tokyo and has reported on technology news from across Asia and Europe.
Best video doorbell: Nest vs. Ring vs. Arlo and all the rest
Video doorbells maintain a continuous watch over the most important part of your property, but which one is best? We take a look at the field.
Best TV antennas for cord cutters 2021: Tested for real-world signal strength
Ready to cut the cord? You’ll need a quality antenna to pick up digital broadcasts. Here are our recommendations for best indoor and outdoor TV antennas.
GE Enlighten HD Antenna with Bias LED Lighting review: A Jack of two trades
It’s a clever idea, but it won’t work for everyone.
Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell review: Posh design, privacy, and no subscription fees
You’ll also get partial HomeKit support, but some other features are missing from this premium-priced smart home device.
Wyze Video Doorbell review: The low-price leader impresses with great image quality
But motion detection is fussy, and you'll need a monthly subscription to unlock its better features.
Remo+ DoorCam 2 review: The easiest way to monitor your front porch
This battery-powered wireless camera slips over the top of your door and can be up and running in minutes.
Sense is a bright-orange box that sits in your electrical breaker box and gives keen insight into your home's entire power usage.
This video doorbell offers some advanced image-detection features, including facial recognition, but it needs better sensitivity control.
Ring’s latest—and least-expensive—video doorbell impresses, but still doesn’t work well with Google Assistant.
Kangaroo Doorbell Camera review: This super-cheap front-door security solution fails to impress
20 bucks for a doorbell camera sounds like a great deal, right? Well, you’ll get what you paid for.
Leviton puts Alexa in a dimmer switch
Leviton is expanding its range of smart home switches and outlets with the Decora Voice Dimmer, a new Wi-Fi dimmer switch with Amazon Alexa built in.
Channel Master Smartenna+ review: This TV antenna tunes itself to pull in all the channels it can
Lots of companies call their products “smart,” but it’s more than hyperbole in this case.
Channel Master Flatenna 35 review: A great indoor antenna at an even better price
It’s well made, very inexpensive, and it picked up all major local TV stations in our tests.
Blue by ADT: ADT’s first DIY home security effort is off to a good start
We’ve spent some quality time with ADT’s DIY video doorbell and its indoor and outdoor security cameras and found a lot to like. Will the rest of the system be as good?
The third component in ADT’s DIY home security system delivers good value for the money.
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