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Smart Home Tech, Cinema Theater & Desk Upgrades That Save Time
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items Working from home full-time made me ruthless about eliminating everyday tech headaches like dropped video calls, tangled desk cables, and spending my weekends vacuuming floors. I put together this list of the smart home automations, self-emptying rob...
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Creator Laptops, Wide Monitors & Single-Cable Docks
Robot Vacuums, Whole-Home Mesh & Smart Thermostats
Cinema Home Theater, Noise-Canceling Audio & Desk Gear
Creator Laptops, Wide Monitors & Single-Cable Docks
Color-accurate laptops, sharp studio displays, clear webcams, and single-cable docks that keep my home office clean and fast.
My search for a lightweight studio and gaming laptop that crunches heavy video renders without looking like a plastic spaceship led me straight to our Asus Zephyrus. Inside a slim aluminum shell that slips easily into my work bag, the fast graphics a...
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 240Hz OLED Studio & Gaming Laptop
My flagship Dell creator and workstation laptop feels like a piece of modern sculpture on my desk thanks to the machined aluminum body and smooth glass palm rest. Beyond the gorgeous borderless screen, what impressed me most is how quiet the cooling ...
Dell XPS 16 Flagship 4K+ OLED Creator & Workstation Laptop
What sold me on this aluminum Anker monitor stand and docking station is how plugging a single cord into my laptop connects my dual displays, mouse, and hard drives at once. It also keeps my laptop fully charged all workday and cleaned up the whole m...
Anker 675 USB-C 12-in-1 Docking Station Monitor Stand
My hand got so used to the sculpted ergonomic thumb rest and quiet-click buttons on my Logitech Master wireless productivity mouse that basic office mice feel like toys. I can flick the weighted metal scroll wheel to zip through a thousand spreadshee...
Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Quiet-Click Ergonomic Productivity Mouse
Coworkers on morning video calls immediately asked if I had set up a studio camera the day I clipped the Logitech Brio ultra collaboration and streaming webcam onto my screen. The large sensor balances out harsh window shadows behind my chair, and tw...
Logitech MX Brio Ultra HD 4K Collaboration Webcam
I upgraded my main office display to this large Hp Series Pro black monitor last month, and it gave me deep contrast and true-to-life photo editing colors right out of the box. Plugging in a single Thunderbolt cable charges my laptop while connecting...
HP Series 7 Pro 31.5-Inch 4K Thunderbolt 4 IPS Black Monitor
Whenever I am editing client video on the road or sketching storyboards on a long flight, this convertible Hp Spectre laptop is the machine I always pack in my bag. The color-accurate touchscreen folds completely flat for my stylus pen, and it flies ...
HP Spectre x360 16-Inch 2-in-1 OLED Pro Creator Laptop
Since I swapped my old dual-monitor desk setup for this wide curved Dell UltraSharp monitor, I no longer have an annoying plastic bezel right in the middle of my view. I can keep three full-size code and browser windows open side by side, and the low...
Dell UltraSharp 40-Inch 5K2K Curved Thunderbolt 4 Hub Monitor
Robot Vacuums, Whole-Home Mesh & Smart Thermostats
Set-and-forget home automation that eliminates dead wireless zones, lowers energy bills, and mops our floors while we sleep.
We installed this Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium in our upstairs hallway last autumn, and it paid for itself in just a few months of lower heating and cooling bills. I check the built-in indoor air quality monitor every morning, and placing the wire...
ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium with Air Quality Monitor & Alexa
Wireless dead zones in our upstairs office and back patio officially disappeared the afternoon I set up this three-pack of Amazon Eero Pro mesh routers in our house. The guided phone app walked me through our whole setup in ten minutes, and my daily ...
Amazon eero Pro 6E Mesh Wi-Fi System (3-Pack)
I switched our downstairs floor care setup to the square-profile Ecovacs Deebot Omni robotic vacuum because round cleaners always left dust bunnies in our kitchen corners. The flat front edge hugs right along our wood baseboards, and the dock washes ...
ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Omni Square-Profile Robotic Vacuum & Hot-Water Mop
Every night while we sleep, our Shark Matrix Plus self-emptying robot vacuum cleans the living room rugs and sonic-mops our kitchen tile, saving me hours of chores. Smart laser mapping steers cleanly around our dining chair legs in neat rows, and the...
Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum & Sonic Mop
Our older house does not have neutral wires inside the wall boxes, so this Lutron Caseta smart lighting dimmer switch starter kit worked for us without any rewiring. Because the included bridge hub uses its own reliable signal instead of crowding our...
Lutron Caseta Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch Starter Kit with Smart Bridge Hub
I mounted this wire-free Google Nest indoor and outdoor security camera set over our front porch and garage driveway in five minutes using the strong magnetic mounts. Because smart motion detection runs right on the camera itself, my phone alerts me ...
Google Nest Cam Wire-Free Indoor & Outdoor Security Camera Set
These compact Kasa Matter smart plugs are the home upgrade I tell my friends to start with because they connect straight to our wireless network with no extra hub. Their slim shape never blocks the second wall outlet, and I use the phone app energy m...
TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini 4-Pack EP10P4
With our shedding dog and dark hardwood floors, the Roborock Ultra robot vacuum and sonic mop is easily the hardest-working smart appliance we own in our house. A little side brush sweeps crumbs out of tight corners that I used to scrub by hand, and ...
Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra Robot Vacuum with RockDock Hot-Water Mop Wash
Cinema Home Theater, Noise-Canceling Audio & Desk Gear
Cinema-grade living room televisions, surround soundbars, noise-canceling headphones, and ergonomic desk upgrades for movie nights and workdays.
I was not ready to get rid of my solid hardwood table, so setting this height-adjustable standing desk converter workstation on top was the smartest move for my office. It lifts smoothly from sitting to standing in two seconds, while the wide keyboar...
Mount-It! Height Adjustable Standing Desk Converter Workstation
We paired this single Bose Smart Ultra wireless home theater soundbar with our living room television to get overhead Dolby Atmos surround sound without running wires. My favorite feature is the voice dialogue mode, which makes whispered movie lines ...
Bose Smart Ultra Dolby Atmos Wireless Home Theater Soundbar
Flush against our living room wall, this ultra-thin Series Class smart television honestly ruined commercial movie theaters for us because the contrast looks so real. Dark night scenes show pure ink-black skies in our room with zero halos around brig...
LG C4 Series 65-Inch Class OLED evo 4K 144Hz Smart TV
I bypassed our laggy built-in television menus with this hardwired Apple gigabit ethernet smart home hub and Dolby Vision streamer, and now every movie app opens fast. Because we plugged an ethernet cord into the back, it also runs silently in our me...
Apple TV 4K (128GB, Wi-Fi + Gigabit Ethernet) Smart Home Hub & Dolby Vision Streamer
Behind my main monitor, this edge-lit Elgato Key Light Air studio desk light solved the headaches and distracting glasses glare I used to get from harsh ring lights. The diffused panel casts a soft, flattering glow across my face on morning video cal...
Elgato Key Light Air Professional Edge-Lit Wi-Fi LED Studio Desk Light
I slid this Sharper Image smart heated shiatsu deep-kneading foot and arch massager under my desk, and running a fifteen-minute session during calls feels amazing. Soothing rollers work out the tight arches of my feet after morning runs while gentle ...
Sharper Image Smart Heated Shiatsu Deep-Kneading Foot & Arch Massager
On long flights or noisy afternoons at my desk, my Bose QuietComfort Ultra noise-canceling headphones flip an instant mute switch on lawnmowers outside my window. Spatial audio makes my favorite albums sound like a live studio session, and the soft e...
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Spatial Audio Noise-Canceling Headphones