The IP65 outdoor sensor can be set up with a tap before it is even powered. That could make fitting dozens of smart home devices much quicker for installers.
Image: Christopher Null/Foundry There’s no easier way to give your yard a serious glow-up than with a set of smart string lights, and you can grab one of our favorites for cheap during Black Friday. On sale now for $99.99, a whopping 41 percent discount, the Govee Smart Outdoor String Lights 2 will shine multicolored
Image: Ben Patterson/Foundry We hear all too often of smart home products that turn into paperweights with little or no warning, and now the FTC wading into the hot-button issue. In a newly released paper, staffers at the Federal Trade Commision said they picked 184 different smart products and looked for disclosures on how long
Skip to content Image: Michael Ansaldo/Foundry At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Washes its own mop pad Improved “Dirt Detect” functionality Upgraded navigation Performs mop-only runs Cons So-so mopping performance Self-emptying bin sometimes left heavier debris behind Our Verdict While the iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max + AutoWash base boasts a variety of welcome improvements
Image: Amazon Bigger is better, right? Guess we’re about to find out, as Amazon has unleashed its largest Echo Show smart display to date. A bigger version of the just-refreshed and wall-mountable version of the Echo Show 15, the Echo Show 21 ranks as Amazon’s largest Alexa-powered smart display yet—and indeed, we’re hard-pressed to think
Skip to content Image: Foundry Which robot vacuum is best for you? This guide features Tech Advisor’s expert recommendations, so you can find the one that best suits your home and your budget. If you’ve never had a robot vacuum cleaner, you’ll be surprised at how much difference they can make in daily home maintenance.
Skip to content Image: Rob Schultz/IDG Whether you’re an aspiring meteorologist, a storm chaser, or the most casual of weather nerds, a DIY home weather station delivers the a great way to track Mother Nature. Smartphone weather apps often report outdated–or worse, inaccurate–data. And while your local forecaster is a better source, even their report
Skip to content Image: Ed Oswald/Foundry At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Accurate temperature, humidity, and wind readings Extremely compact design Includes discrete thermometer-barometer-hygrometer to monitor indoor conditions Cons Uses a non-standard mast size (1.0-inch vs. typical 1.25 inches) Haptic rain gauge is no more accurate than that of the WeatherFlow Tempest Not much better
Image: Foundry TechHive opened for business in 2012 as a general consumer tech site. In 2017, we narrowed the focus to smart home and video streaming, responding to the hottest new developments in personal tech. It’s been a great run, but today we’re announcing that all new TechHive content will be published to sister site
