After 2.5 years of waiting, early Kickstarter backers unbox their Neeo remote controls to find beautiful hardware but flaky software for anything but common IR commands. They see potential, though.

Bjørn Jensen reviews new RL-Mini, which enables Router Limits parental controls to work on any network. Customers will "thank you for empowering them."

Eero's mesh-Wi-Fi networking solution is better than most consumer-grade routers and access points, but lacks key features that integrators will need for larger spaces and more demanding applications.

Networking guru tries out Google Fiber in Austin with a consumer-grade Google OnHub router, and the results weren't pretty. Here are some lessons for smart home integrators.

Integrator Joe Whitaker of The Thoughtful Home offers the first hands-on review of the new BakPak 4.0 remote network monitoring platform from home-automation provider Control4.

New Hopper Voice Remote from Dish recognizes voice commands most of the time if you speak deliberately and close to the mic, but the button layout is flawed and Dish's response to commands can be unhelpful.