I tested eight subscription-free indoor security cameras for 60 days in my home office, kitchen, and living room. Yes, there are indoor security cameras that record without monthly fees — and the best ones in store footage locally on microSD cards while still offering smart alerts, night vision, and cloud-free privacy. I logged motion detection […]

I spent the last three months swapping every outdoor fixture on my patio, porch, and walkway with smart bulbs to find the best smart bulbs for outdoor use in . I ran them through rain, 95-degree heat, an accidental sprinkler blast, and a few power outages. Eight models survived my testing - and the differences […]

Last spring, I watched a package thief walk right past three fixed security cameras on my neighbor's driveway without being recorded properly. Each camera pointed the wrong way. That's the day I started testing best wireless PTZ security cameras for my own home, and six months later, I still use what I found. A wireless […]

I spent six weeks testing eight of the most popular basic security cameras for home use. I set them up in real apartments and houses, monitored them through rain and power blips, and watched what each one actually does when a package shows up at the door. This guide is the result: the cameras I'd […]

After installing seven different network video recorder systems across my own home and helping neighbors set theirs up over the past 18 months, I have a clear picture of what separates the best NVR security cameras for home from the ones that end up gathering dust in a closet. An NVR (network video recorder) connects […]

Our team spent the last three months testing 10 routers across a 2,800 square foot home with 35 connected devices to find the best wifi wireless routers available in . We streamed 4K video, ran nightly gaming sessions with sub-20ms ping targets, transferred terabytes of files over NAS, and stress-tested each unit with simultaneous 4K […]

The best security systems for homeowners in are SimpliSafe 8-Piece, Ring Alarm 8-Piece, and toltiviov 15-Piece, based on our 90-day hands-on testing of 8 top systems. Homes without security systems are 300% more likely to be burglarized, according to FBI crime data, which is why I take this category personally and methodically. Over the past […]

I spent the last 90 days living with 10 different hard wired doorbell cameras mounted on my front porch, driveway, and side entry. Some delivered sharp 4K video that let me read license plates 30 feet away. Others struggled to capture a clear face at night. A few made me nostalgic for the days when […]

When I set out to find the best wireless security cameras at Costco, I wanted the same thing most Costco shoppers want: trusted brands at competitive prices, backed by a generous return policy. After comparing customer ratings, video quality, and subscription requirements, I found eight solid options that Costco currently carries in its warehouses and […]

Last summer I set up six of these outdoor projectors with WiFi in my backyard across three months of testing movie nights, and the difference between a 300-lumen battery model and a 3000-ANSI-lumen Google TV unit is night and day. After comparing brightness, WiFi streaming reliability, battery life, and audio quality, I picked the NEBULA […]