A few things happened in September, and by “a few” I mean a metric ton. We had Apple’s annual fall hardware dump, which included several new iPhone 17s, a few new Apple Watches, AirPods Pro 3, and the iPhone Air. That was followed up by Connect, Meta’s annual dev conference, where it unveiled the future for […]
Reolink’s New Floodlight Camera Uses Sensors and AI to Detect Where It Can’t See
Reolink rolled out a new smart home security camera at IFA 2025 that the company says can see beyond its dual camera lenses. It’s called the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi, and it looks kind of like the Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi, a camera I recently reviewed, but with a ball-shaped camera housing that rotates to see […]
Reolink Elite Floodlight WiFi Review: A Top-Tier Light and Security Camera
Smart home cameras are just better when they’re wired. Yes, it’s a pain in the ass to install them, but if you can manage it, you’ll never have to change a battery or climb a ladder to get a camera down and charge it, or wait very long for its video feed to load in […]
The Best Gadgets of July 2025
Summer 2025 has been hot, not just in terms of the record-breaking heat levels across the U.S., but also the slick tech we’ve both tested and salivated over throughout July. It’s been a month since Nintendo launched the Switch 2, and games like Donkey Kong Bananza are showing us what a handheld console is capable […]
Reolink Altas Review: As Good as a Battery-Powered Security Camera Gets
I find cameras bolted onto my home supremely useful, although maybe not for the reasons I’m expected to. Yes, I care whether a camera reliably detects that someone is on my porch, but it’s not about break-ins—I mostly want to know when my packages have been delivered. Otherwise, I want a security camera to reliably […]