Smart Homes

A staple kitchen appliance for decades, blenders top wishlists for weddings, graduations and housewarming parties. They’re your best bet if you want a quick smoothie or a frozen beverage, and you can even use them to chop, grind or mix dry ingredients. Blenders aren’t necessarily a luxury item, but start … More here

Apple’s Tuesday event brought new Apple Watch and iPad hardware, the Apple One Service Bundle – and software updates, including iOS 14, iPadOS 14, TVOS 14 and WatchOS 7. The software updates went live on Wednesday and, like so many other people, I kept updating my phone to get iOS … More here

Yes, it’s smart, but a Google Home Mini or Nest Mini can also act as a simple Bluetooth speaker. Josh Miller / Tips Clear One of the Google Home ($ 130 at QVC) Features that I use the most are also some of the simplest. Yes, Google Home devices are … More here

Entry-level juicers rotate the blades at high speed and push your products through a mesh screen in just a few moments to sift out the juice. A centrifugal juicer can be messy and noisy, but there’s nothing like fresh juice at home, especially when you are grow own products. There … More here

For someone who sits most of the work day, I’ve never given much thought to office chairs. In front quarantine I started in March and spent most of my work in the Tips Clear Smart Home, a house where we test Security cameras, smart speakers and other products. I submitted … More here

In 2020, Amazon, Google, and Apple are making good smart speakers. The competition between these tech giants only drives them to keep getting better. Amazon popularized smart speakers with the original echo and the Alexa Voice assistant, but today you have several options, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. … More here

Alexa can be helpful in the kitchen. Chris Monroe / Tips Clear You used yours Amazon Echo for kitchen basics, from setting hands-free timers to listen to music while cooking. But there are so many other ways Alexa can take your cooking experience to the next level. For example, Alexa … More here

Alarm clocks remind me of referees — they’re necessary, but I still tend to get annoyed at them for doing their jobs. You need to be reliably woken up on time every day, but it’s still irritating to be roused from a restful night’s sleep by a repeated buzzing sound next to … More here

You may have a top-notch coffee maker but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll always brew fantastically good drip. You may have superbly roasted beans on hand too, yet still fall short of tasty joe. The other essential piece of the puzzle is a coffee grinder that’s up to the task. … More here