My neighbor got broken into. He had a $40/month ADT system. It didn’t help. The burglar smashed a side window at 2:17 PM on a Tuesday, grabbed two laptops and a camera bag, and was gone in under four minutes. The alarm triggered. The monitoring center called his phone. He was in a meeting and … Read more
I installed both the Yale Assure Lock 2 and the Schlage Encode Plus on my front door over the past three months. Not at the same time, obviously — I swapped them out at the six-week mark so each lock got equal time handling the daily chaos of my household. Two adults, a teenager who … Read more
The pitch for a smart home sounds incredible: lights that turn on when you walk in the door, a thermostat that learns your schedule and cuts your energy bill, locks you can control from anywhere, and cameras that alert you the moment someone approaches your porch. The reality is often different. Devices that refuse to … Read more