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Best home security camera: Our favorite tools for keeping an eye on the home front

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Jun 09, 2016

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•	These three virtual assistants point the way to the future

Best home security camera: Our favorite tools for keeping an eye on the home front

A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you. Read More ▶

Withings Body Cardio scale review: Goes way beyond weight, for a price

This $180 scale gives you a "mini annual physical" every day, which is probably more than most people need. But it's really, really cool. Read More ▶

Is there still time for 2016 to be the year of the smart home? Maybe

While just one in five broadband households own a smart device, and only one in ten purchased one in 2015, a significant number plan to consider a smart home device this year. Read More ▶

5 free streaming-TV apps (and why you're probably not using them)

Free video services abound on devices like Roku and Amazon Fire TV, but it's still too hard to find the good stuff. Read More ▶

Bose QuietComfort noise-cancelling headphones go wireless

We strapped a series of new Bose products to our heads at a New York City media event on Friday. Read More ▶

Farewell, Sense, we hardly knew ye: Silk Labs cancels its smart-home device and will refund its Kickstarter backers

Silk Labs, the developer of the unique Sense security camera and smart-home hub, has decided to license its technology to third-party manufacturers instead of building its own hardware. Read More ▶

Vizio unveils a new line of sound bars with Google Cast and multi-room audio support

New speakers range from a 38-inch model to a new 45-inch, 5.1-channel flagship that delivers true surround sound. Read More ▶

Amazon's Alexa digital assistant has mad skills; more than 1000 of them, actually

Third-party developers are rushing to capitalize on Amazon's efforts to make it easy for them to tap into its cloud-based Alexa Voice Service. Read More ▶

Google's Nest may become a different kind of IoT company after CEO Fadell leaves

Nest co-founder and CEO Tony Fadell is leaving the company, a move may mark a shift in strategy for one of the early stars of the Internet of Things. Read More ▶

Microsoft puts its DVR plans for the Xbox One on hold

Microsoft may not be killing off its plans to record live TV, but it's at least passing them over in favor of other ideas. Read More ▶

These three virtual assistants point the way to the future

Step aside, Siri, Cortana, and Alexa. We look at three new virtual assistants that raise the bar for usefulness, interactivity, and personalization. Read More ▶