Smart Security

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Google discontinued the Nest Protect. Here is what happens to yours and which smart smoke detector to buy instead.

Smart home security cameras are one of the most practical smart home investments — they provide real-time visibility into what’s happening at your home whether you’re in the next room or across the country. But the market is crowded with options, and the features that matter are different for indoor versus outdoor placement. Indoor vs…

Leaving your home empty for a week or two used to mean asking a neighbor to grab your mail and hoping nothing went wrong. A smart home when on vacation setup changes that entirely — you get visibility and control over what’s happening, and you can respond to problems before they become expensive ones. The…

A smart home security system is different from a standard alarm system — as security experts note, in one important way: it’s connected. You can arm and disarm it remotely, get alerts when something triggers, check camera feeds from anywhere, and integrate it with the rest of your smart home so that security events can…

Water damage is one of the most expensive home insurance claims — according to industry data,, and one of the most preventable. A small leak under a sink or behind a washing machine that goes undetected for days can cause thousands of dollars in damage. A smart home water leak detector costs $15–30 and sends…

Smart home setups look great in demos and product videos. They also break in specific, predictable ways that the demos never show. Understanding the most common failure modes before you build a setup means you can design around them rather than discovering them through frustration. This guide covers the smart home problems that come up…

Smart doorbells are one of the more straightforward smart home purchases — the use case is obvious, the setup is usually manageable, and the benefit is immediately visible. But the market is crowded, the subscription question is genuinely confusing, and the differences between models matter more than most comparison articles make clear. This smart doorbell…