Articles by Jason D'Aprile
Best smart thermostats
There are so many smart thermostats to choose from today. We'll help you pick the right one.
Cielo Breez Lite review: Air-conditioner remote control for less
If you can live without a few advanced features, you can convert your stand-alone air conditioner or mini-split into a smart appliance for a song.
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced review: Best in class
Opting for the middle of Ecobee's smart thermostat line means giving up a few features, but you can add the most important one—a remote sensor—later.
Sensibo's Elements is an air quality monitor that can react
If you also have one of Sensibo's air purifiers, this new air quality sensor can trigger it in reaction to poor indoor air quality conditions.
The Sensibo Air Pro is an A/C controller and air quality monitoring sensor in one
Our favorite brand of smart thermostat for stand-alone air conditioners gains a new function: indoor air quality readings.
Sinopé's Zigbee dimmer switch offers precision dimming, for a price
Sinopé’s dimmer switch may be expensive, but it gives you precise dimming control over a wide range of lighting products.
Sinopé's 2nd-gen Sedna Smart Water Valve adds flow sensing
A new flow-sensing option makes the 2nd-gen Sedna smart valve significantly better than the original device.
Mysa for AC review: A stylish addition to the smart-AC controller arena
You’d never guess this is a rookie effort.
Kami Doorbell Camera review: Flexible and inexpensive porch security
You can operate this doorbell cam with your existing wiring or run it on battery power.
Logitech Circle View Doorbell review: The doorbell to beat for the HomeKit set
Move along Android users, nothing to see here.
Ring Video Doorbell Wired review: Strong entry-level porch security for the price
Lots of competitors are more powerful, but few are this affordable.
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 review: Radar delivers a birds-eye view
As usual, you’ll need to pay a subscription fee to enjoy all of this doorbell cam’s features.
Sensibo Pure smart air purifier review: This smart appliance clears the air using brains more than brawn
This small, smart, and connected room air purifier can work alone or in conjunction with one of Sensibo’s air-conditioner controllers.
Lorex 2K QHD Wired Video Doorbell review: Onboard storage and better video quality are the highlights
But this new video doorbell suffers from the same motion-detection flaws of Lorex's older 1080p model.
Nest Thermostat review: An easy recommendation for budget shoppers
Most of the features we love about the top-of-the-line Nest Learning Thermostat—at almost half the cost.
Sensibo Air review: Make your air conditioner smarter and more efficient
The Sensibo Sky boasts a slick secondary sensor, and it works with virtually any air conditioner that has a remote control.
Cielo Breez Plus review: A superb way to make your dumb air conditioner smart
Bring your old air conditioner into the smart home era.
Sinopé Zigbee dimmer switch review: Smart lighting from the Great White North
Sinopé pivots from their proprietary smart home protocol in favor of the Zigbee standard.