Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Property owners have long put up with the pricey multiyear contracts, extensive wiring, and ugly sensors that home security systems have traditionally required. But today’s do-it-yourself security ...

Roku offers home security basics with tie-ins to its TV platform. Roku’s security-focused smart home system almost has nothing special to offer. Instead of building its own products from scratch, Roku ...

This security system is entry-level in every sense of the word, and it’s only appropriate to serve the most basic of security needs. I suppose if I was looking for a no-frills, absolutely basic ...

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Purchasing a home security system once required having a technician come into your house to punch holes in your walls, then snake wires to every door and window ...

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Home security systems were once simple: a few sensors, a keypad, and a loud alarm. However, as technology advances and ...

An alarm system is just one tool in the business security tool chest, but it’s an important one. While it may seem that you can install just a basic alarm and it will scare off intruders, that’s not ...