Michael Brown
Executive Editor at TechHive
Executive editor at TechHive, where I cover the smart home and home entertainment beats.
Articles
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1 week ago |
pcworld.com | Michael Brown
Mammotion, a major player in the robot lawn mower market, is expanding its product line to include its first robotic pool cleaner. The all-new Mammotion Spino E1 is designed to clean the floor, walls, and waterline of mid-sized pools—up to 1,614 square feet—with four hours of runtime on its 6,000mAh lithium battery.
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3 weeks ago |
pcworld.com | Michael Brown |Christopher Null
At a glanceOutstanding cleaning qualityEpic battery lifeBest-in-class remote controlEasily gets stuck on stepsBoth retrieval and cleanup can be trickySnaking cable makes for less tidy storage and appearanceThe Fanttik Aero X robotic pool cleaner runs fast and runs long: With six hours of running time and top-notch cleaning power, the device makes short work of underwater debris.
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3 weeks ago |
pcworld.com | Michael Brown
My smart home extends to both my front and back yards. But I have only one weather-protected duplex outlet in each location, which isn’t enough to accommodate all the smart devices I need to plug in. I have multi-outlet surge protectors all over the inside the house to power things like smart plugs, smart speakers, and my router, but I can’t do that in the yard—at least not without some way of protecting everything from the weather. That’s where the $18 Iwillink Outdoor Electrical Box comes in.
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4 weeks ago |
pcworld.com | Michael Brown
At a glanceExtends the range at which Blink Outdoor 4 cameras can be deployedCan store motion-triggered video recordings on up to a 256GB microSD cardMuch faster than the Blink Sync Module 2Extended range functionality reduces video resolution, and is limited to two Blink Outdoor 4 camerasLocal storage still limited to 256GBIf you’re using Blink home security cameras and you don’t already have a Blink Sync Module 2, the Blink Sync Module XR delivers a host of benefits.
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1 month ago |
pcworld.com | Michael Brown
Amazon’s Blink division—the budget-oriented sibling of Ring in the smart home space—has announced an all-new version of its affordable battery-powered Blink Video Doorbell, which is available now for $69.99. While the price has gone up by $10 compared to the previous model, the new version’s higher-resolution camera (1440×1440 pixels), 150-degree field of view, and 1:1 aspect ratio will provide a head-to-toe view of visitors.
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Lowe's never could figure out how to play in the smart home market. https://t.co/O9eESXVAYK https://t.co/CUPtEdmWhx
It sure looks like Google just kneecapped its smart display partners, JBL and Lenovo, with the announcement of its $149 Google Home Hub. https://t.co/vQ5LPCOYzq https://t.co/uBzXXYReJK
Very excited about the prospect of reviewing the Netgear Orbi Voice. Brilliant idea to blend a smart speaker with a Wi-Fi access point. https://t.co/HGEHVg7Kmx https://t.co/budrocTIsr