Smart home
Our smart home guides are here to help you make your home more connected. Take control of your heating, lighting and more to save energy. Use smart doorbells and speakers to communicate and control your home life with ease.
Smart home
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Why you’re watching your TV all wrong
A few simple tweaks will give you a far better viewing experience – and you don't need to be an expert to make them!
By Amy Cutmore
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Bang & Olufsen creates the ultimate TV experience with BeoVision Eclipse
"Sound is more than half the picture"
By Amy Cutmore
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Is this the recycling solution to the UK’s 7.3 million tonne food waste problem
First we invited Amazon's Alexa into our homes, now it could be time to invite the Smart Cara composter to help deal with food recycling at home
By Ginevra Benedetti
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New app makes 3D scans of your home – making measuring up a doddle
Banish the measuring tape for a clever new app that can capture thousands of measurements in seconds
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Would you let the LG CLIo home robot loose in your house?
We're in Korea checking out the technology of the future
By Amy Cutmore
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8 ways the iPhone 8 will make home life more harmonious
Can't decide whether to upgrade to the new iPhone 8? Perhaps this will help you make your mind up...
By Andrew Williams
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5 unusual but useful bits of smart tech for the home
Which tech trends feature in your home?
By Jennifer Ebert
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Change your mornings forever with 'the world's best alarm clock'
If you're not feeling motivated to get up in the bleak January weather, you need this alarm clock...
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Exciting Pinterest news – that will make recreating your Pinterest boards at home much easier
What more could you ask for?
By Tamara Kelly
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Sage Smart Oven Pizzaiolo review - this indoor pizza oven makes the perfect Neapolitan in just two minutes
The Sage Smart Oven Pizzaiolo indoor pizza oven is a true must-have for any pizza lover. Learn more in our five-star review.
By Millie Fender
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Google Home Mini – why it's the smart home assistant you've been waiting for
If you've been holding out for a smart home hero, this might be THE ONE
By Amy Cutmore
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We tried the tado° Smart AC Control V3+ - a little device to make any air conditioner smarter
We test the tado° Smart AC Control V3+ to see if it could really help make our portable air conditioner into a smart cooling dream...
By Caroline Preece
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MeacoFan 650 review
We test the MeacoFan 650 - an affordable, eco-friendly and low-noise air circulator fan that promises to banish sticky heatwave nights for good.
By Caroline Preece
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Is this the coolest TV ever made? Here's everything you need to know about the Samsung Serif
Three years of development have gone into making the Samsung Serif TV, but do you think it's a design turn off or turn on?
By Natalie Davies
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This is what our homes could look like in 2041, according to experts
Light switches will be a thing of the past and renovating will be like playing SimCity
By Millie Hurst
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Samsung's new robotic helper will wash dishes and even do your laundry
The latest household technology sounds like something about of a sci-fi film
By Rebecca Knight
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Does a fashionable H&M speaker for only £35 sound like music to your ears?
Then read on...
By Tamara Kelly
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Blueair Blue 3210 review
We test the Blueair Blue 3210, the latest version of the small, budget air purifier from the leading clean air company...
By Caroline Preece
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From today broadband companies are required to tell you if your contract is coming to an end
Don't be caught out without a contract
By Rebecca Knight
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Best dash cams – the top car cameras for peace of mind
Find the perfect dash cam to save on car insurance and keep records of your journeys
By Amy Cutmore
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Guess how many billion hours of Netflix were watched in 2015…
Netflix reveals a staggering 42.5 billion hours of streaming were watched last year alone
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Box Watch: This week we’ll be glued to May The Best House Win and new kid on the interiors block, Hollywood Me
While May The Best House Win heads for Cornwall, and Leicester braces itself for Hollywood Me's velvet-clad phenomenon Martyn Lawrence Bullard, we remember the gentler art of the TV homes show with a House Doctor re-run
By Julie Butterworth
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Easy-listening radios with country-style chic
Treat your home to an interior-friendly design with great sound quality, crystal-clear reception and the latest wireless technology
By Ginevra Benedetti
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IKEA has launched a revolutionary new and affordable Smart Lighting range
Would you buy IKEA's new remote-controlled hot and cold lighting range? We think you'll be persuaded...
By Ginevra Benedetti
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What is Facebook Portal and how does it work? Here’s what you need to know…
Everything you need to know about Facebook's ingenious video calling devices
By Ginevra Benedetti
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Best smart speaker - get a little help from Google, Alexa and more
The best smart speakers will change the way you live and listen to music around the home, and these are the best you can buy right now.
By Steve May
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Best soundbar – boost your TV's sound for game days and film nights
The best soundbars to transform your telly watching experience, from Netflix to sports, with products by Panasonic, Sony, Bose and more.
By Steve May