Articles by Michael Simon
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sonos offers a sweet trade-up deal for owners of its aging speakers and amps
Sonos has launched a trade-up program that offers 30 percent off its new multi-room audio products when you recycle an old one.
Ring Spotlight Battery review: The best Smart Lighting starting point
If you're looking to dive into Ring's Smart Lighting world, the best place to start is the Spotlight Battery.
This Sony 55-inch 4K HDR OLED TV is nearly 50% off but you need to act fast
B&H Photo is selling the 55-inch 4K A8F TV with Android TV for $1,399, nearly half off its $2,500 retail price and the best price we've seen.
How to keep Amazon, Apple, and Google from listening to your Alexa, Siri, and Assistant recordings
Amazon Echo and Google Home users can shut the door on “human review” of their voice recordings. Also: how to wipe your Siri history off of Apple's servers.
Ember Ceramic Mug and Ember Travel Mug reviews: Smart at home, less so on the road
The Ember Ceramic Mug and Travel Mug are expensive, but they just might be worth the investment.
Ring Floodlight, Battery review: Not enough light and not enough smarts
The Ring Floodlight, Battery is one of the company's new Smart Lighting devices, but it's a little too dim, and a little too simple.
Anki’s adorable Vector smart robot has a rare 30% cut at Amazon today
Amazon is selling Anki's Vector smart robot for $175 today, 30 percent its list price and the lowest price we've ever seen.
Stock up on Philips Hue Color Ambiance bulbs and floodlights with 20% off at Amazon
You can get the Hue color bulb and floodlight for $40 today at Amazon.
Movies Anywhere will merge your iTunes, Google, Vudu, and Amazon libraries: Here’s how
At long last, Disney has opened its Movies Anywhere service to other studios, and now you can watch your iTunes movies on an Android Phone. Here's how it works.