Michael is TechHive's lead editor, with 30+ years of experience covering the tech industry, focusing on the smart home, home audio, and home theater. He built his own smart home in 2007 and used it as a real-world test lab for product reviews. Following a relocation to the Pacific Northwest, he is now converting his new home, an 1890 Victorian bungalow, into a modern smart home.
Designed for lamps and small appliances, it's compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, and SmartThings. It also has an energy-monitoring feature.
The new HomePod supports Matter, the standard that promises to get rid of walled gardens, but this smart speaker won’t let you entirely escape Apple’s.
Fire TV users: Say “Alexa, fill my bracket” for an interactive experience that displays your predictions and outcomes during the 2023 NCAA basketball tourney.
Five updates to the Sony Bravia XR lineup include a new QD OLED in the Sony Master series, three new mini-LED series, and a new full-array backlight series.
The all-new Victrola Stream Onyx features the same connectivity features as the Stream Carbon, but with lesser-expensive components to reduce its price tag.