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

From voice commands to app schedules, today's smart lights can do anything. We found which bulbs work the best.

The Echo Dot takes Amazon’s popular smart home speaker and wraps it in an ultra-affordable package — but the Google Home Mini is a very worthy competitor. (Tyler Lizenby/CNET/TNS) The Echo Dot takes ...

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 ...

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 ...