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Amazon's latest suite of Alexa-powered Echo devices includes a digital Photo Frame

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Suite of home devices Amazon concludes Techtober with a suite of Alexa-powered Echo devices and a near-magical Photo Frame.

Suite of home devices
Google Home Speaker is downloading huge amounts of data, and users need it to stop

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Hungry, hungry speaker Users noticed their Google Home Speaker consuming an enormous amount of data in the background without a clear reason. Google responded, and a fix should arrive soon.

Hungry, hungry speaker
Your dusty Nest and Home speakers just got a surprise firmware lifeline

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Dust off your Mini Google’s latest Home update gives aging Nest speakers a reason to stick around.

Dust off your Mini
UGREEN's local AI NAS rolls out huge price drops ahead of its Kickstarter launch

By Nickolas Diaz Published

Local UGREEN's dropping the MSRP on its upcoming local AI NAS, and if you've already made your deposit, you're eligible for a gift.

Local
Eufy E50 security system
I tested Eufy's E50, and it has everything you need in a local security camera system

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published

See everything Eufy's E50 system contains four PoE cameras, an NVR with a 2TB hard drive, and all the accessories you need to set up the cameras around your home.

See everything
UGREEN's new local AI NAS is the most well-thought-out smart home product I've ever used

By Nicholas Sutrich Published

Goodbye, cloud! UGREEN's new smart home products get your data off the cloud without foregoing intelligent smart home control and media curation.

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Goodbye, cloud!
Google raises prices on the TV Streamer and Nest cameras effective today

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Hold on to your dongles Google just hiked prices on the TV Streamer, Nest cameras, and doorbells, making older hardware up to $50 pricier.

Hold on to your dongles
UGREEN DXP4800 Pro 4-bay NAS on a side table showing drive bays
Ready to level up? The 'best 4-bay NAS of 2026' just scored a massive discount at Amazon

By Patrick Farmer Published

Upgrade time Put those storage woes behind you with the powerful UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS server, currently 15% off at Amazon.

Upgrade time
Google Home outage left Nest devices stuck and unresponsive

By Jay Bonggolto Published

When Smart Goes Stupid A massive Google Home outage broke voice controls and frozen Nest displays worldwide, exposing the massive risks of relying on cloud-dependent smart tech.

When Smart Goes Stupid
UGREEN DXP4800 Pro 4-bay NAS testing
I put this NAS through 2,500 hours of testing and 50TB of writes — it's the only one I trust with my data

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published

It does everything It took over three months, but after extensive testing, the 4-bay DXP4800 Pro NAS became my go-to media server.

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It does everything
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