"The SmartThings system is compatible with a variety of third-party door locks. Which is great because you lost your keys again."

"Maybe your house isn't like mine. Maybe you can't hear your sprinkler system turning on in the morning like a jet engine beneath your floorboards."

"She knows the weather, traffic and your stock prices. She tells bad jokes. ("Why was the ocean wet? It seaweed.") She compiles lists: 'Alexa, add ice cream to my shopping list.'"

"It's the middle of February. You're on vacation. Your furnace has died. How would you ever know?"

"Its built-in GPS means you will never again forget where you left your car last night... or three minutes ago."

"Are the kids home from school? Has someone let the delivery guy in? Is grandma having a gentleman over? Now you know."

"You got a gig working from home. Well done! Now you get to build out your new home office."

"So celebrate this 100th anniversary of the US National Parks system by doing what Americans do best---buying stuff."

"Once upon a time, road maps were printed on paper. They were impossible to fold, but were fun to look at, and you could plot your entire trip all at once."

"Daily treks to and from class do damage over time. So can bike commutes, camping trips, flights home, accidental frat parties, vengeful boyfriends and/or girlfriends, and your disgusting roommate."

"This left me wondering if the soundstage is really that good. I leaned in and listened for a few moments longer."

"The Solo smells like a piece of furniture. The pleasant aroma hits you in the face when you open the box. And we're not talking Ikea-style cedar, we're talking leather couches."

"One thing we all know about the North Atlantic region is that it's cold. So why not wrap your speaker in a comfy sweater?"

"The fit is comfortable, even for big-heads like me. (They fit small-heads too.)"

"The speaker's conical, aluminum design jumps out from across the room. From certain angles, the top fifth or so of the speaker appears to float above its base."

"This may not seem like a particularly long time, but if it takes you longer than that to vacuum your house you're going to want a bigger vacuum anyway."

"Your horrible misjudgment soon becomes clear as batter bubbles up through the batter slot like a gurgling volcano."

"Attaching the PizzaDome to the Basecamp transforms it from the Stanley Cup to the Imperial Spy Droid from The Empire Strikes Back, which on its own probably makes it worth the expense."

"It defies the laws of... everything. Even if you know how it works, it still seems like it shouldn't be possible."

"It's fast enough that you can successfully chase a three-year-old with it, but not so fast that it actually scares him."