Oozing charm and smarts, the Beosound Level reaches a new plateau in home audio sophistication. Battery power, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth ensure you can take it with you.

The Xumo Stream Box combines streaming and cable into one interface, with mixed results.

The 2.1-channel MagniFi 2 soundbar from Polk Audio does a solid job at delivering virtualized 3D audio, but gets tripped up by its mediocre bass response.

The new HomePod supports Matter, the standard that promises to get rid of walled gardens, but this smart speaker won’t let you entirely escape Apple’s.

Samsung's entry-level QLED is edge-lit, but still delivers a very bright and detailed image—albeit without the deeper blacks provided by the company's pricier array-lit and mini-LED QLEDs.

The second-generation Phyn Plus is incrementally better than the first, but it’s also more expensive. That said, there is no better way to protect your home from catastrophic water damage caused ...

The TiVo Edge DVR is new and improved, yet the experience is still sliding backwards.

The Ecobee SmartCamera isn’t a top-shelf security camera, but it does have some great attributes—including Alexa integration. But you’ll need a subscription to unlock the most useful ...

Your home network is likely seeing a lot more traffic these days with everyone at home. Here's how to boost the output of your current network before investing in a brand new router.

We don’t often see air purifiers with Wi-Fi support below the $100 mark, but Morento’s HY4866-WF can–for the moment, anyway–be yours for roughly $78, thanks to a deep discount available ...

Hunter Douglas’ PowerView product is our long-time favorite custom-installed smart window shade solution, and this third-generation product is its best ever. The biggest improvement comes in the ...

Scott Wilkinson / IDG 360RA partners include streaming providers, studios, and technology developers. Features Sony’s 360 Reality Audio is an object-based, immersive-audio system, not unlike ...