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The Home Depot is well on its way to becoming a Spirit Halloween that also sells weed whackers. Here we are in July, and the retailer is already rolling out its Halloween product lineup. The centerpiece is the latest version of Skelly, the hardware store’s viral skeleton. Meet the $279 animatronic Ultra Skelly. Given its name, you might think Ultra …

If you’re having trouble controlling lights via Google Home and voice commands, you’re not alone, as Google has acknowledged some issues regarding this functionality and is working to roll out a fix. Over the past several days, a number of Google Home users have noted issues with controlling their lights. There are reports of issues within the actual Google Home …

Folks with fancy degrees will tell you that kleptomania is a mental illness, but I bet those doctors never watched a San Diego Padres game. On a couple of occasions already this month, Kelsey has covered how the outfielders of the Robbin’ Padres so spectacularly take away would-be dingers from their opponents, almost like they have a compulsion to steal. …

Home Price Gains Are Poised to Slow. Where They Are Already Falling.  Barron’s Home sales are down. So why are prices at an all-time high?  NPR US Housing Market Posts Worst Spring Selling Season in 13 Years  Bloomberg.com U.S. Homes Are Not Selling, and Prices Continue to Rise  The New York Times The real estate industry is reeling after its worst spring season in …

When I started building a smart home, my Samsung Frame TV served as the hub that connected everything together. Now the brains of home is a tiny box that controls everything locally instead of relying on the cloud. It’s called Home Assistant Green, and it’s the single best investment I’ve made in my smart home. I Didn’t Want to Install …

When I started building a smart home, my Samsung Frame TV served as the hub that connected everything together. Now the brains of home is a tiny box that controls everything locally instead of relying on the cloud. It’s called Home Assistant Green, and it’s the single best investment I’ve made in my smart home. I Didn’t Want to Install …

While there are many smart home devices to choose from, the most popular tend to include lights, video doorbells, and security cameras. Lights are easy to automate, helping us without the need for interaction throughout the day. However, our cameras are passive devices that we only interact with when something happens. This means we might not be able to stop …

Security cameras have come such a long, long way from the blurry, black and white CCTV cameras used in businesses just a few decades ago. From night vision, two-way talk, pan and tilt, privacy shutters and alarms, there’s a whole host of features that come with the best home security cameras – and almost all of them can be controlled …

Joel Friedman, 71, wants nothing more than to sell the house he’s called home for more than 30 years. The five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot southern California home is too big for Friedman and his wife, Kathryn, who are retired empty-nesters. They’re eager to downsize to a smaller, single-story house in a 55+ community where they won’t have to worry about endless yard …

Four adults were arrested after being accused of abusing nine children in their Florida home by caging them with plywood under a bunk bed and spraying them in the face with vinegar as a form of punishment, authorities said Friday. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth, along with 21-year-old Dallin and 19-year-old Liberty Griffeth, were arrested and charged with …