Wes Davis

Wes Davis is a reformed touring country musician with a longstanding infatuation with technology that began with a Commodore 64, continued with navigating file systems in MS-DOS and writing fantasy novels on a Macintosh Performa 550. Now, his days are occupied with cycling, fatherhood, networking tech, and fixing what ain’t broke with smart home gear.

Articles by Wes Davis

Where SmartThings fits into the new Matter smart home standard

We interviewed Head of Samsung SmartThings, Mark Benson, to learn how Samsung’s successful smart home platform will adapt to the newly ratified standard.

By Wes Davis 11 months ago

The AirPods Max deliver stellar sound, plus typical Apple caveats

For Apple fans, the noise-cancelling AirPods Max are sublime, but these stylish Bluetooth cans aren’t without their flaws.

By Wes Davis 12 months ago

Apple reveals cheaper Apple TV 4Ks, but only one has Thread

Both models are much less expensive and feature stronger CPUs and more memory, but the $129 model is Wi-Fi only and doesn’t support Thread.

By Wes Davis 1 year ago

Samsung and Google partner on Matter smart home effort

The SmartThings app will soon know — on Android devices, at least — which Matter-compliant devices are connected to Google Home, and vice versa.

By Wes Davis 1 year ago

Ring Alarm Pro review: The best DIY home security system gets even better

The integrated Eero router will simplify your home network, but Ring once again punts when it comes to offering a complete smart home system.

By Wes Davis 2 years ago