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AirThings View Plus: A Radon, CO2, and VOC Primer for Homes AI & Robotics
Olivia Lin Olivia Lin ·

AirThings View Plus: A Radon, CO2, and VOC Primer for Homes

The AirThings View Plus Air Quality Monitor sits in a more serious corner of the smart-home world than most people expect. This is not an air purifier, not a thermostat, and not a decorative little sensor you buy just to populate an app dashboard. It is a wall-mountable indoor air monitor aim...

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Living With the bella 4Qt Slim Air Fryer: Counter Space Without Surrendering Capacity (Canada, 2026) Smart Kitchen

Living With the bella 4Qt Slim Air Fryer: Counter Space Without Surrendering Capacity (Canada, 2026)

Every air fryer sold in the last five years has promised the same thing: crispy food with less oil, faster than an oven. Most of them delivered on taste and then stole half your counter anyway — bulbous towers, wide circular baskets, and "compact" models that still need a landing pad the size of ...

Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell ·
Celmin Weekly · June 19, 2026

Celmin Weekly · June 19, 2026

This week on Celmin: smart blinds, sleep tech, kitchen gear, and home audio — honest reviews and buying guidance for Canadian shoppers.

Olivia Lin Olivia Lin ·
Living With the AeroPress Original: Two Minutes to a Cup You Actually Want (Canada, 2026) Smart Kitchen

Living With the AeroPress Original: Two Minutes to a Cup You Actually Want (Canada, 2026)

Morning coffee culture splits into camps. Some people enjoy the ritual — grinding, pouring, timing, watching bloom. Others want excellent coffee in the time it takes toast to pop. Pour-over rewards patience. French press rewards tolerance for sediment. Pod machines reward speed with cups that tas...

Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell ·
Mansnix Smart Blinds: Measuring and Install Fundamentals Smart Home

Mansnix Smart Blinds: Measuring and Install Fundamentals

The Mansnix Smart Blinds sit in a very specific corner of the smart-home market: motorized blackout roller shades for people who want the convenience of remote-controlled blinds without drilling brackets into the wall. That matters, because most "smart blinds" are really one of two things: ex...

Olivia Lin Olivia Lin ·
KitchekShop Coffee Mug Warmer: The Feature Breakdown Most Listings Skip Smart Kitchen

KitchekShop Coffee Mug Warmer: The Feature Breakdown Most Listings Skip

The KitchekShop Coffee Mug Warmer sits in a very specific little product category: the desk-friendly drink warmer for people who are tired of microwaving the same coffee three times before lunch. It is not a coffee maker, not a travel mug, and not a smart-home appliance in the serious sense. ...

Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell ·
Is the Crustello Useful or Just Another Connected Appliance? AI & Robotics

Is the Crustello Useful or Just Another Connected Appliance?

The Crustello sits in an odd but increasingly real category: the smart baking gadget that is not trying to knead, mix, or bake anything for you. Instead, it is focused on one narrow, frustrating part of breadmaking — fermentation timing. If you have ever looked at a bowl of dough and wondered...

Olivia Lin Olivia Lin ·
GoveeLife Smart Kettle: Presets That Actually Matter for Tea and Pour-Over Smart Kitchen

GoveeLife Smart Kettle: Presets That Actually Matter for Tea and Pour-Over

The GoveeLife Smart Kettle sits in an interesting corner of the kitchen-gadget world. It is not just an electric kettle, and it is not really a full smart-home appliance in the way a connected oven or robot vacuum is. It is better understood as a precision hot-water tool: a kettle aimed at pe...

Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell ·
CHEF iQ Smart Pressure Cooker 6 Quart WiFi Explained: Features, Fit, and Who Actually Benefits Smart Kitchen

CHEF iQ Smart Pressure Cooker 6 Quart WiFi Explained: Features, Fit, and Who Actually Benefits

The CHEF iQ Smart Pressure Cooker 6 Quart WiFi sits in an interesting corner of the kitchen-appliance market. It is not just another electric pressure cooker, and it is not quite a countertop robot chef either. What it really offers is a more software-heavy take on the familiar multi-cooker: ...

David Park David Park ·