Latest articles by Russell Holly

Hands-on with Neato BotVac Connected, a robot vacuum your phone controls
By Russell Holly last updated
Neato's latest robot vacuum lets you control the experience with your phone, but it still occasionally needs a human to help.

How do you take and edit pictures with your phone? [Roundtable]
By Russell Holly, Ara Wagoner, Alex Dobie, Andrew Martonik, Harish Jonnalagadda, Florence Ion, Marc Lagace, Jen Karner, Daniel Bader, Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
There's more to taking a great pic that mashing the shutter button. Here's how we do it.

Daydream View 2017 review: Mostly successful refinement
By Russell Holly last updated
Google's new VR headset looks and feels a lot like the original, but those little changes make a huge difference.

Hands on and 10-minute install with Nest Cam
By Russell Holly last updated
The first connected camera to come from the Nest camp since acquiring Dropcam has arrived, and it seems to be just as quick and painless as the rest of the Nest lineup.

Securifi's new Almond 3 router kit tries to add every feature imaginable, and comes close
By Russell Holly last updated
Imagine a router that tries to do everything from mesh networking to a total connected home solution, but there's some kinks to work out in order to fix things.

Hands-on with the Bud-E Fridge
By Russell Holly last updated
Budweiser is bringing a bright blue box for sports fans to put their beer in, and it connects with your phone to tell you what is going on inside.

Amazon Echo's biggest feature was just quietly added to Google Assistant
By Russell Holly last updated
Google may not be able to compete feature for feature with Amazon in the connected speaker world yet, but for now it seems targeting the larger features is a priority.

Which smart lights should you use with Amazon's Alexa?
By Russell Holly last updated
Your voice can conveniently control all of the light in your house, as long as you're using the right bulbs!

The ever-growing list of things you can connect to a Nest Thermostat
By Russell Holly last updated

Daydream View review: A fantastic step into the next generation of VR headsets
By Russell Holly last updated

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: Tango should keep the 'project' tag for now
By Russell Holly last updated

Android 5.1 gets an official announcement with updates rolling out soon
By Russell Holly last updated

Google's Nexus 6P case is surprisingly good
By Russell Holly last updated
Google launched the Nexus 6P with accessories ready to ship, and its Nexus-branded case is a great addition to the phone.

First camera shots from the Nexus 6P
By Russell Holly last updated
Google has put a lot of energy into making sure the camera on the Nexus 6P is one of the best. Here's what we captured with this camera.

Some Walmart stores have pulled 'violent' games from shelves [Update]
By Russell Holly last updated
After the recent violence in its stores, Walmart has fallen in line with the White House and temporarily pulled many games from its shelves.

Your Strava rides will no longer be shared with Relive
By Russell Holly last updated
One side calls it API abuse, the other says nothing to see here. Users suffer the fallout.

Focals by North 2.0 is on the way, Gen 1 no longer available
By Russell Holly last updated
The only real wearable computer you can buy right now is going away, but there's something better coming.
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