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Your smart thermostat is reading your home: what data Nest, Ecobee and your utility actually collect
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Your smart thermostat is reading your home: what data Nest, Ecobee and your utility actually collect
12 Jun 2026
Nest 4th Gen versus Ecobee Premium 12 months later: the comfort differences you only feel after a season
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Nest 4th Gen versus Ecobee Premium 12 months later: the comfort differences you only feel after a season
17 Jun 2026
Top Smart thermostats compatible with Google Assistant
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Top Smart thermostats compatible with Google Assistant
12 Jun 2026
Beyond the default schedule: programming a thermostat around when your house actually empties
Optimizing Temperature Schedules
Beyond the default schedule: programming a thermostat around when your house actually empties
16 Jun 2026
Three install-free smart thermostats that work in rental units (and one that does not)
Smart Thermostats for Apartments
Three install-free smart thermostats that work in rental units (and one that does not)
05 Jun 2026
Setting the balance point on a heat pump thermostat: the one number that determines your winter bill
Installation & Compatibility
Setting the balance point on a heat pump thermostat: the one number that determines your winter bill
03 Jun 2026
Top Programmable smart thermostats
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Top Programmable smart thermostats
03 Jun 2026
Top Wi-Fi smart thermostats
Wi-Fi Thermostats
Top Wi-Fi smart thermostats
31 May 2026
Amazon's $79 smart thermostat 18 months in: where the cheap pick still beats the premium ones
Amazon Smart Thermostat
Amazon's $79 smart thermostat 18 months in: where the cheap pick still beats the premium ones
12 Jun 2026
Ecobee SmartSensor versus Aqara W200 multi-sensor: two roads to whole-home accuracy
Temperature Sensors
Ecobee SmartSensor versus Aqara W200 multi-sensor: two roads to whole-home accuracy
29 May 2026
The AI thermostat label is doing too much work in 2026: what these algorithms actually decide for you
Learning Thermostats
The AI thermostat label is doing too much work in 2026: what these algorithms actually decide for you
27 May 2026
The 78 degree rule and three other thermostat habits that cut summer cooling bills more than any new device
Optimizing Temperature Schedules
The 78 degree rule and three other thermostat habits that cut summer cooling bills more than any new device
22 May 2026
Picking a smart thermostat by ecosystem: HomeKit, Google Home or Alexa as the deciding factor
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Picking a smart thermostat by ecosystem: HomeKit, Google Home or Alexa as the deciding factor
01 Jun 2026
Aqara's new multi-sensor firmware fixes the W200's biggest weakness: room-by-room temperature accuracy
Temperature Sensors
Aqara's new multi-sensor firmware fixes the W200's biggest weakness: room-by-room temperature accuracy
18 May 2026
Matter and Thread in 2026: which thermostats actually deliver on the cross-ecosystem promise
Wi-Fi Thermostats
Matter and Thread in 2026: which thermostats actually deliver on the cross-ecosystem promise
20 May 2026
Heat pump thermostats: why the wrong device wastes 20 percent of your efficiency before you flip a switch
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Heat pump thermostats: why the wrong device wastes 20 percent of your efficiency before you flip a switch
25 May 2026
Why smart thermostat reviews keep missing what matters in February
Best Smart Thermostats 2024
Why smart thermostat reviews keep missing what matters in February
14 May 2026
How smart home control panels turn thermostats into a true comfort hub
Touchscreen & Voice Control
How smart home control panels turn thermostats into a true comfort hub
22 Jul 2026 · Graham Fitzroy
Why Honeywell keeps winning quiet installs in 2026
Honeywell Home
Why Honeywell keeps winning quiet installs in 2026
12 May 2026
How ovrc management reshapes remote control for smart thermostats
Remote Control & Automation
How ovrc management reshapes remote control for smart thermostats
20 Jul 2026 · Maya Chen