Home security

April 14th 2026

ADT Live Light in a yard with a blurry house in the background

ADT’s New Big Idea Is a Light-Up ADT Sign for Your Yard

When a simple logo sticker isn’t enough.

Gadgets Wes Davis Apr 14

August 16th 2025

TCL D2 Pro Review: This Fast Palm-Scanning Smart Lock Is No Jedi Mind Trick

It never gets old unlocking your door with your palm, but there are some missing features that TCL could improve.

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Wes Davis Aug 16

October 1st 2024

Reolink Altas PT Ultra Review: Great 4K Vision and a Huge Battery Life

The Altas PT Ultra lasts more than a year on a single charge and retails for only $180.

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Dua Rashid Oct 1

September 6th 2024

Reolink’s Latest Home Security Camera Offers 4K Recording and Night Vision

It also promises a week-long battery life.

Gadgets Dua Rashid Sep 6

August 31st 2023

Philips Hue Announces New Full Home Security Suite

Signify’s light and door monitoring functions are fully Matter compatible, though the new Philips Hue Secure cameras are still waiting for Matter support.

Tech News Kyle Barr Aug 31

January 3rd 2023

ADT Wants You to Use Its App to Control Your Nest Devices

The company announced deep Google Nest integration coming to its ADT+ app.

Gadgets Florence Ion Jan 3

August 18th 2021

Hex Home Security Is a Supercharged Motion Detector That Feels Very First-Gen

Hex's security kit uses wifi to detect movement, though it still feels like a concept rather than an ecosystem.

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Florence Ion Aug 18

August 3rd 2020

Google Pays $450 Million to Be a Part of the ADT Family

Since buying Nest back in 2014, Google hasn’t been shy about turning the hardware company into one of the biggest names in home security. Now, the company’s moving to bolster those security chops even more with the help of the home-automation giants over at ADT. According to a blog post from Nest Vice President Rishi…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 3

January 10th 2020

Spectrum Kills Home Security Business, Refuses Refunds for Owners of Now-Worthless Equipment

Spectrum customers who are also users of the company’s home security service are about a month away from being left with a pile of useless equipment that in many cases cost them hundreds of dollars. On February 5, Spectrum will no longer support customers who’ve purchased its Spectrum Home Security equipment. None of the devices—the…

Tech News Dell Cameron Jan 10

December 10th 2019

How to Give Ring and Nest the Boot and Set Up Your Own Home Security Camera

If you want a camera to sit on your mantelpiece and ping your phone every time the dog walks past, you’ve got more choice than ever before. But if you’re worried about what these devices are going to do with your videos, and with your data, there’s another option—build your own bespoke solution. Like a…

Gadgets David Nield Dec 10

October 15th 2019

Amazon Is Marketing Face Recognition to Police Departments Partnered With Ring: Report

Amazon is marketing its facial recognition software to Florida police departments that are currently partnered with its home surveillance company, Ring—arrangements that allow police to request access to video footage captured by homeowners. Emails uncovered by an ABC News investigative team in Tampa Bay (WFTS) reportedly show that Amazon has been pushing police departments to…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Oct 15

August 15th 2019

Google Does Good Privacy Thing, Users Revolt

If you own a Google Nest cam, you recently got an email from corporate explaining that you’ll no longer be able to turn off the status light on your camera. The status light is that little green glow that lets you as well as strangers know that a camera (and possibly a human) is watching…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Aug 15

December 22nd 2017

Amazon Just Bought Itself Another Way Into Your Home

Amazon has just been shoveling out smart devices this year, launching a buttload of new Alexa-powered devices including an all-new Echo, the Echo Spot, and the premium Echo Plus. But one category where Amazon’s portfolio feels a bit thin is home security, where its $120 indoor-only Cloud Cam is the company’s sole offering. However, it…

Commerce Sam Rutherford Dec 22

December 4th 2017

Paranoid Suburbanites Will Love the Nest Secure Alarm System

Nest’s next big thing underwhelmed me at first glance. It wasn’t anything different, just a home security system and some sensors. This, from the company that made me believe thermostats were incredible and futuristic. The product’s announcement felt disappointing, but after spending some time with the system, Nest Secure, I have another feeling. Because innovation…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Adam Clark Estes Dec 4

September 20th 2017

Nest’s New Security System Makes Me Feel Sad for Nest

Everybody seemed excited about Nest’s big event on Wednesday. New products! Several of them! New direction! Much needed for a company plagued with security flaws, product defects, and loads of other problems. But the most innovative thing that Nest announced was an alarm. Literally, a box that makes a loud noise. It’s called the Nest…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes Sep 20

March 23rd 2016

How to Turn an Old Smartphone Into a Home Security Camera

Devices like Nest Cam and Canary can keep an eye on your home while you’re away, but all you really need to set up your own home security system is an old phone or tablet you’re not using, an internet connection, and the right app. Here’s how to get started and what you should know.…

Gadgets David Nield Mar 23

January 21st 2015

Smart Home Security Guard Piper Now Has Night Vision

Piper is many things in a tiny package. The pint-sized home security device—it’s literally the size of a pint glass—watches over your house, automates your connected devices, and helps you keep in touch with friends. And now, with night vision too. In case you’re not familiar, Piper is an all-in-one home security device that lets…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Jan 21

January 14th 2015

This Concept Drone Would Hunt Other Drones Using Bits of String

Got a pesky personal UAV hovering about your home, just out of broom-swipe reach? Well, before you try to burn it out of the sky, consider a slightly less treasonous option: Knocking it out of the sky with the help of an autonomous air wolf, the Rapere. https://gizmodo.com/this-mortar-hunting-war-truck-just-got-a-powerful-new-l-1482647200 Though still very much in the concept…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jan 14

December 20th 2014

How to Actually Catch Santa This Christmas

Some magical fat guy in a red suit thinks he’s coming into your house as he pleases in the middle of the night?! Not on your watch. Here’s what you’ll need to start your own personal War on Christmas. You’ll See When He’s Approaching You’d be surprised at how difficult it is to spot a…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 20

May 23rd 2014

Butterfleye Keeps an Eye on Your House For Safety and For Fun

Gone are the days of nanny cams embedded in teddy bears or CCTV arrays mounted outside your front door. The new home camera Butterfleye represents a new surveillance device that’s somewhere in-between—a small, unintrusive device designed for monitoring your home’s security, but with smart activity-sensing features which could also feasibly capture your baby’s first steps.…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 23

Home security

ADT’s New Big Idea Is a Light-Up ADT Sign for Your Yard

TCL D2 Pro Review: This Fast Palm-Scanning Smart Lock Is No Jedi Mind Trick

Reolink Altas PT Ultra Review: Great 4K Vision and a Huge Battery Life

Reolink’s Latest Home Security Camera Offers 4K Recording and Night Vision

Philips Hue Announces New Full Home Security Suite

ADT Wants You to Use Its App to Control Your Nest Devices

Hex Home Security Is a Supercharged Motion Detector That Feels Very First-Gen

Google Pays $450 Million to Be a Part of the ADT Family

Spectrum Kills Home Security Business, Refuses Refunds for Owners of Now-Worthless Equipment

How to Give Ring and Nest the Boot and Set Up Your Own Home Security Camera

Amazon Is Marketing Face Recognition to Police Departments Partnered With Ring: Report

Google Does Good Privacy Thing, Users Revolt

Amazon Just Bought Itself Another Way Into Your Home

Paranoid Suburbanites Will Love the Nest Secure Alarm System

Nest’s New Security System Makes Me Feel Sad for Nest

How to Turn an Old Smartphone Into a Home Security Camera

Smart Home Security Guard Piper Now Has Night Vision

This Concept Drone Would Hunt Other Drones Using Bits of String

How to Actually Catch Santa This Christmas

Butterfleye Keeps an Eye on Your House For Safety and For Fun

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