Articles by Michael Simon
HDFury 4K Arcana review: This magic box fixes a crucial shortcoming of pre-2019 TVs
The HDFury Arcana unlocks the Sonos Arc's full potential on non-eARC TVs for $199.
Amazon announces a Ring camera for your car and Ring drone for your home
Amazon is expanding its line of Ring security cameras to cover your car and hallways.
Harmony is offering a full refund to anyone who ever bought its $250 Alexa remote
Harmony is discontinuing its Alexa-powered Express remote this year, but it's offering a full refund or upgrader to anyone who ever bought one.
Ring Solar Floodlight review: What a difference the sun makes
Ring adds solar power and a rechargeable battery to its smart floodlight, and the results are sunny and bright.
Amazon kills its coolest Dash product after ignoring it for years
Amazon has informed users that the Dash Wand barcode scanner will no longer work as of July 20.
Cord-cutting myths busted: Why you should stop worrying and dump cable
If you're not sure if cord-cutting is for you, we've broken down, busted, and dispelled the biggest myths that might be holding you back from saving serious money.
How to survive homeschooling with nothing more than an Echo, Roku, and a Disney+ subscription
Homeschooling can be a pain for everyone involved, but with the help of a few smart devices, it can be much more pleasant.
Apple unlocks full seasons of Apple TV+ shows for free during quarantine
Apple is offerings several of its TV+ shows for free during a limited-time promotion.
Six unfortunate truths cord-cutting newbies should know
I've encountered a few drawbacks in the year since I cut the cable TV cord.
How to make voice and video calls using Alexa and your Amazon Echo
You can use Alexa on your Amazon Echo to make calls without a mobile number or landline? Here's how.
A bunch of Amazon kids shows are now free even if you’re not a Prime member
Amazon has removed the Prime paywall for dozens of popular family-friendly shows.
First-gen Philips Hue bridges will lose support next month
Signify has announced that the first-gen Hue Bridge will no longer receive updates after April.
Ring beefs up its security with mandatory 2FA, suspends third-party trackers in mobile app
Ring flips on mandatory two-factor authentication in an effort to clean up its image.
Flume Smart Water Monitor review: Smarter than your average leak detector
Flume is a smart leak detector that will save you money—even if it never detects a leak.
Ring admits its Android app uses third-party trackers following EFF report
Ring's Android app uses multiple third-party trackers to deliver customer data to companies other than Amazon.
These Bose over-ear noise-canceling headphones have a wire, but they’re a steal at $129
Amazon is selling the Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones for $129, more than half off the MSRP and an all-time low price.
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant might soon all speak the same smart home language
Apple, Google, Amazon, and others have announced Project Connected Home over IP, which seeks to simplify to convoluted world of smart home devices.
You can now stream music from Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker. Here’s how
Google has finally given its Home and Home Mini speakers the ability to play music through a Bluetooth speaker. Here's how to do it.