If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

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Belkin has released a new power bank in China that adds a few practical hardware features to the standard portable battery.

Presence/motion sensors are one of the best ways to make automations feel more natural, but most of them run on batteries and eventually have to be swapped. That’s one of the main reasons I really ...

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Compare the best smart home sensors for your 2026 setup, from basic PIR models to mmWave devices like the 60 GHz Aqara FP2 ...