Our thoughts, opinions and insights on the smart home market.
I read an article just before CES about a young woman in Japan who married her AI chatbot, “Klaus” in an official real-life ceremony, complete with a dress, flowers and crying. I thought this...
It’s been a few days since we returned home from Las Vegas and CES 2026. Once again we roamed all over the city to see all the latest smart home and other new technology...
Welcome to our twelfth annual smart home holiday gift guide! We are just home from a couple of weeks of vacation and it feels like the world has changed from Halloween to Holiday shopping...
Go behind the scenes with us on the Technical Difficulties podcast to learn more about our journey and our process.
Last Tuesday we flew back to Sacramento airport after a long adventure in London and Norway. In LAX, after being on the move for more than 20 hours, I was happy to be on...
We reflect on the smart home and other tech trends from CES 2025.
This year’s CES felt more like incremental innovation – especially in the smart home space – but what we did see really encouraged us. It means that these companies are listening to their customers...
Welcome to our eleventh annual smart home holiday gift guide! We don’t know how you feel, but for us 2024 has just flown by. It seems like we just returned from CES, but maybe...
We visit IFA Berlin 2024, our first time at the premier European consumer electronics show.
In 2024, CES seems to be back to where it was in 2019. This year we could feel the energy and excitement on the show floor and in the city. Happy hours and after...