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The best smart locks for a keyless home in 2023
Keys are yesterday’s tech, your smart home needs a smart door lock.
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Proscenic L40 Smart Lock review: Not ready for prime time
Proscenic’s first smart lock tries to do everything, but it’s in dramatic need of some polish.
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Best smart home systems for a connected domicile
Your home is only as smart as the hub that orchestrates everything behind the scenes. We help you choose the right system for your home-automation needs.
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Best video doorbells: 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.
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Ring Battery Doorbell Plus review: Improved from head to toe
Ring has finally delivered a truly high-res video doorbell that shows your visitors from head to toe and notifies you when packages arrive.
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Best home security camera: Keep an eye on the home front
A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you.
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Swann CoreCam Pro Spotlight review: A small but solid upgrade
The only new feature you get with Swann's upgraded "pro" model is a spotlight, but it's still a solid security camera.
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TP-Link’s Tapo brand adds a hub to its smart home offerings
The Tapo H100 Smart Hub with Chime works with Tapo contact and motion sensors. It’s cheap, but it's not the brains for a full smart home system.
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Reolink TrackMix review: A dual-lens outdoor security camera
A wide-angle lens lets you see the big picture, while a telephoto lens lets you get up close and personal.
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The BenchSentry Delivery Box hides and protects your packages
The 7-cubic-foot storage chest keeps packages out of sight and can be upgraded with a Wi-Fi-connected smart lock and keypad.
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Imilab EC5 Floodlight Camera 2K review: Unique, inexpensive
A first in the outdoor floodlight camera market, the Imilab EC5 pans and tilts, and its very low price makes it easy to overlook its flawed software.
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New Ring Battery Doorbell Plus promises higher video resolution
The $180 video doorbell also offers a 150- x 150-degree field of view, but you'll still need a Ring Protect subscription get event recordings.
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Reolink Smart 2K+ Wired WiFi Video Doorbell with Chime review
This doorbell camera streams a high-resolution image over Wi-Fi, or you can connect it via hardwired ethernet. It can record to local storage either way.
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Lorex 1080p Wired Doorbell Camera review: All the right notes
It doesn’t run on battery power, deliver the highest resolution, or offer the most advanced features, but it doesn’t require a subscription to record your visitors.
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SpotCam Eva Pro review: A budget-friendly 2K security camera
The latest Eva offers tack-sharp video, pan-and-tilt surveillance, and plenty of AI add-ons to customize the camera to your needs.
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Blink Wired Floodlight Camera review: Value-priced security
Blink's floodlight cam costs a whole lot lower than the competition from Ring and Nest, and it delivers more lumens of brightness than either of them.
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Ring Peephole Camera review: a video doorbell for renters
If you're a renter or live in an apartment or condo, this security camera is better than a video doorbell, because you don't need to drill any holes or pull any cable. You simply swap it for the existing peephole in your door.
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Blink Wired Floodlight Cam is now available on Amazon for $100
Blink's new smart home device features a 1080p security camera mounted between a pair of floodlights that produce 2,600 lumens of brightness.
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Kwikset Home Connect 620 review: A basic lock for Z-Wave users
Got Z-Wave? Kwikset’s budget-priced lock includes all that standard’s latest features.
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