With Google’s acquisition of Nest now complete, your home could be getting a whole lot smarter over the next five years. Until then, however, you’ll probably have to settle for the simpler things in ...

Insert the Meross Smart WiFi Plug Mini into a wall socket and you can control it from anywhere in the world. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The Meross Smart WiFi Plug Mini is an inexpensive and ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The Meross Smart WiFi Plug is unobtrusive but very functional. Just what your want. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The Meross Smart WiFi Plug lets you control two lights, fans or other appliances from ...

There are few things as annoying as Wi-Fi dead spots, but a satellite-based router system can help put those frustrations to rest. Today, you can grab the Orbi whole-home plug-in Wi-Fi system with two ...

The evolution of the smart home doesn’t always mean a new network for devices to connect or a brand-new smart speaker with a new microphone array. Sometimes evolutions come in the form of ...

This generic smart plug works well enough to justify its low price tag, but shop around and you might find a better product for even less. A little, round, white smart plug that connects directly to ...

One of the top annoyances of early smart plugs was their bulk and overall ugliness. It was hard to get excited about automating a lamp when it meant plugging a clunky, unattractive gadget into your ...

Leviton makes some of our favorite smart lighting controls, and Amazon has slashed the price of its Decora Smart Dimmer Plug ...