Gadgets & Smart Devices

Setup guides, fixes and buying help for gadgets and smart devices, from earbuds and trackers to home tech.

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Every smart bulb, camera, and plug you add is a small computer on your network — and like any computer, it can…

October 20, 2026

A tablet with a keyboard and mouse stops being just a media screen and becomes a genuine little laptop — for writing,…

October 20, 2026

You tap the screen to turn the page and nothing happens. You tap again, press the button, swipe — your e-reader (Kindle,…

October 20, 2026

Multi-room audio lets the same music follow you from kitchen to bedroom to garden, all in sync, controlled from one app or…

October 20, 2026

Outdoor security cameras live in the worst possible places for Wi-Fi: on the far side of brick walls, at the end of…

October 20, 2026

Upgrading your smartwatch should be exciting, but many people delay it because they fear losing years of health history — workout records,…

October 20, 2026

Few gaming moments are worse than your console switching itself off in the middle of a boss fight, a ranked match, or…

October 20, 2026

Smart bulbs used to mean buying a starter kit with a hub that plugged into your router. That is no longer true.…

October 20, 2026

Starting a smart home sounds expensive and complicated, but a genuinely useful basic setup needs surprisingly little: a solid Wi-Fi network, one…

October 20, 2026

You ask your smart speaker a question and hear its answer twice — once live, and again a moment later, trailing behind…

October 20, 2026