About Gear Bulletin

What we do

Gear Bulletin reviews smart home and home technology: security cameras, video doorbells, smart locks, robot vacuums, thermostats, and home energy gear. Our goal is simple. Help you buy the right thing once, without wading through specs that do not matter or reviews written from a spec sheet.

How we test

We buy or hands-on test the gear we cover, install it the way a normal household would, and live with it long enough to find the annoyances a one-day review misses: flaky app connections, subscription paywalls, battery life, and how it behaves when the wifi hiccups.

• We disclose when a unit was supplied by a manufacturer, and a loaner never buys a better score.
• We weigh ongoing subscription costs, not just the sticker price.
• We flag privacy and data practices, because smart home gear lives inside your house.
• We update guides as new models ship or our verdict changes.

Who writes this

We buy, install, and live with smart home gear, then report what actually held up. No vendor-supplied loaners that skew a verdict, and no scores without hands-on time.

How we make money

Gear Bulletin is free to read and supported by display advertising and affiliate commissions. When you buy through a link on our site we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That never decides our verdicts. See our affiliate disclosure for the full picture.