For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR ...

This tutorial will show you how to use your phone camera as a webcam using Phone Link in Windows 11. Phone Link is one of the important system components of Windows 11 that has many interesting ...

Old security cameras can do far more than watch for crime. They can help older relatives, protect packages and even birdwatch for you. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart ...

USB-C ports are a bit smaller than their USB-A counterparts. That doesn’t protect them from getting dirty. Over time USB-C ports will collect dust, grime, and debris that can even make it difficult to ...

You’ve installed a camera to keep an eye on your front door. One afternoon a package goes missing, so you check the footage. Sure enough, someone walks up, grabs ...

Step forward, the TP-Link Tapo H500. Also known as the Smart Homebase, this is a device that focuses more closely on acting ...

Video vs. audio: Same camera, very different laws Your security camera might look like a single device, but the law treats it as two. One set of rules for video, another for audio. And the difference ...

Choosing the right security camera for your home is a challenge. Thanks to the rise in smart home devices, there are more brands and models than ever before. While that has made a huge difference in ...

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The next step in personal health tracking has arrived, and it’s a tiny bit, well, gutsy. Plumbing giant Kohler has officially launched Dekoda (decoder, get it?), a slim, clip-on device that attaches ...