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Blink Floodlight Mount Review

4.0

Although we would prefer brighter light output, the Blink Floodlight Mount still illuminates any unexpected visitors that your Blink Outdoor cam detects on your property.

By John R. Delaney

Yorba Review

3.0

Yorba helps keep your unused accounts from becoming fodder for data thieves and brokers, but it’s a work in progress.

By Neil J. Rubenking

Blink Wired Floodlight Camera Review

4.0

The versatile Blink Wired Floodlight Camera offers sharp 1080p video, bright motion-activated LEDs, an effective siren, and color night vision, all for under $100.

By John R. Delaney

Amazon Smart Plug Review

3.5

The Amazon Smart Plug lets you control whatever is plugged into it using Alexa voice commands, and it integrates with other Alexa-enabled devices, but it doesn't work with other home automation platforms and lacks energy usage reporting.

By John R. Delaney

Amazon Astro Review

4.0

Equal parts security camera, smart display, and robot pet, the endearing Amazon Astro is a useful and fun addition to your home—if you can get one.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Amazon Smart Thermostat Review

4.0

The very affordable Amazon Smart Thermostat lets you control your heating and cooling system from your phone or via Alexa voice commands.

By John R. Delaney

Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor Review

3.5

Amazon's Smart Air Quality Monitor is fairly limited in terms of functionality, but it easily alerts you to pollutants and other gaseous impurities inside your home.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) Review

3.0

Amazon's third-generation Echo Frames are better looking and more comfortable than ever, but they still fall short on audio quality.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Auto (2nd Gen, 2022 Release) Review

3.0

The second-gen Amazon Echo Auto is ultimately just a good microphone that lets you use Alexa voice controls in your car. It doesn't do anything your phone can't already do with the Alexa mobile app, but it might be able to hear you better.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Glow Review

3.5

The Amazon Echo Glow is a small Wi-Fi-enabled night-light designed for kids. It offers 16 colors and touch control, but it doesn't have a microphone or speaker and depends on another device for voice control.

By John R. Delaney

Amazon Echo Buds (2023 Release) Review

4.0

The affordable Amazon Echo Buds offer a satisfying bass response if you can get a good fit, plus support hands-free Alexa.

By Tim Gideon

Amazon Echo Buds With Active Noise Cancellation (2021 Release, 2nd Gen) Review

4.0

The second-generation Echo Buds improve upon Amazon's original true wireless earphones with a smaller, lighter design and active noise cancellation.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Studio Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

With surprisingly robust Dolby Atmos-compatible directional audio, Amazon's Echo Studio delivers just as much power as smart speakers that cost twice as much.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Sub Review

3.0

The Amazon Echo Sub provides much-needed sub-bass to your Echo smart speaker as long as you're willing to overlook some frustrating limitations.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Pop Kids Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The Amazon Echo Pop Kids is an affordable smart speaker that gives children access to age-appropriate information, music, stories, and audiobooks.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Pop Review

4.0

The Amazon Echo Pop is an affordable little smart speaker that lets you put Alexa in any room.

By Will Greenwald

TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G Review

3.5

The low-cost TCL Tab 10 Nxtpaper 5G tablet stands out for its paper-like display and swift 5G connectivity, though we wish it had better battery life and longer-term software support.

By Iyaz Akhtar

Amazon Echo Dot With Clock (5th Gen) Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The fifth-generation Amazon Echo Dot With Clock adds new visible information like song titles and weather conditions, making it an ever smarter speaker than the previous model for the same price.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 Release) Review

4.0

The fifth-generation Amazon Echo Dot adds tap gestures and mesh networking, but is otherwise nearly identical to the previous version.

By Will Greenwald

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

The fourth-generation Amazon Echo speaker takes the sound quality and smart home hub capabilities of the Echo Plus and puts it in a new round package.

By Will Greenwald