I thought streaming over Wi-Fi on my TV was fine, but I decided to try Ethernet since I had a cable lying around. It instantly improved everything, and now I wish I'd made the switch years ago.

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After nearly a decade of development, Nanoleaf’s smart switch is finally here. You can preorder the $30 Sense Plus Smart Wireless “Anywhere” Switch today, and it should ship in October.

I have three of the 5-port TP-Link bridges in my smart home: one sits under my desk, connected to my PC, my Philips Hue Bridge, and my HDHomeRun over-the-air TV tuner. The link port is connected ...

But to do that, the smart switch you buy must have some way of connecting to your home network (which explains why Bluetooth smart switches can’t talk to smart speakers).

So we present to you the TEG-240WS 24-Port Gigabit Web Smart Switch. The Package The box the TEG-240WS showed up in was understandably large.

The switch requires a Tapo hub, which connects accessories like switches, buttons, and motion sensors to your Wi-Fi network and, therefore, to the Tapo app and voice assistants.

A 16-port unmanaged switch such as this one from TP-Link should run you $50 or $60, while a 24-port unmanaged switch like this one from Netgear typically costs between $70 and $90.