Chris Hachey-Smart Home Reporter

Chris Hachey

Smart Home Reporter

Contributor Since April, 2024
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About Chris Hachey

Chris Hachey is a Smart Home Device writer with years of experience covering consumer tech. He has an affinity for finding deals and passing them on to readers as well as reviewing products to advise readers on them. He has written extensively for sites like XDA-developers, BGR, and How-To Geek. Follow him @hach_tag.

What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?

I love finding new smart home devices that make our lives easier as well as trying out new Bluetooth earbuds and headphones that I can use while out on a run. I also love learning about the latest laptops, especially 2-in-1 laptops and ones for creators. 

When did your interest in technology begin?

I think what really blew my mind was seeing the graphics of Nintendo 64 and realizing how much better they were than other systems and thinking about what the future would hold (while logging an insane amount of hours on Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time.) The late 1990s felt like the start of a technological boom, even though I was growing up at the time. I remember what a massive game changer getting my first cell phone or my first iPod was like and even my first e-reader. They all sparked my curiosity for the best ways to utilize technology for not only efficiency but also fun.

What was your first phone?

The Nokia brick that everyone in my generation seemed to have. Shout out to Snake.

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Apple Music just keeps getting better.

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Roku buttons.
The truth behind those little streaming buttons on your remote
TVs

Like me, you probably just ignore some.

Oct 26, 2025
Apple TV rendering.
The product Apple hasn't touched might be the one it could perfect
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Imagine if the tech giant took over your TV as well.

Oct 26, 2025
Stardock on Windows 11.
4 essential Windows 11 apps that aren't built in but should be
Laptops

Microsoft's OS would be much easier to navigate if I didn't have to install these.

Oct 25, 2025
NoteboomLM on a MacBook Pro
This lesser-known NotebookLM feature helps you find files you thought were gone
Apps

NotebookLM is great for more than just creating AI podcasts that help you study.

Oct 24, 2025
Apple Music and Spotify open on iPhones
Apple Music is losing the battle against Spotify for a stupid reason
Apps

Apple is dividing its audience.

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Oct 23, 2025
Amazon Music Prime 2
I compared Amazon Music to Apple Music and Spotify and learned 5 things
Apps

Many people have this music service and don't use it.

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Oct 22, 2025
Apple Music showing Taylor Swift.
Apple Music just handed me the excuse I needed to finally quit Spotify
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Don't leave your favorite creations behind.

2
Oct 19, 2025
An older laptop sitting on a bed
4 deliberate reason why I use my old PC to stream instead of a smart TV or tablet
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It adds a ton of value to something I already have.

Oct 19, 2025
A Samsung Smart TV with the news on
5 settings I adjusted to make my old TV look new again
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My TV didn't need an upgrade... just some fine-tuning.

Oct 19, 2025
NotebookLM and Obsidian working together.
NotebookLM and Obsidian are the dynamic duo I didn't know I needed
Apps

Why should I work to decipher my own notes?

Oct 18, 2025
Roku Ultra 2 stacked.
4 things I wish everyone knew before upgrading their Roku
TVs

It's not all about the Roku itself.

Oct 16, 2025
Spotify on an iPhone.
This hidden Spotify feature changed how I make playlists forever
Apps

Don't do the heavy lifting yourself.

Oct 15, 2025
The Spotify logo on a smartphone.
I'm tired of waiting for Spotify to fix its broken shuffle
Apps

It's like Spotify read my mind and still ignored me.

Oct 12, 2025
A Samsung The Frame TV on a wall.
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TVs

Just because you go bigger doesn't mean the sound gets better.

1
Oct 12, 2025
NotebookLM on a green background.
These new features finally made NotebookLM my ultimate personal assistant
Apps

Studying has legitimately never been simpler.

Oct 11, 2025
Apple Music
iOS 26 puts Apple Music ahead of Spotify again
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The streaming audio wars continue to rage.

Oct 5, 2025
Super Nintendo Mini in hand.
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It's still possible to play the games from your childhood.

Oct 5, 2025
The Airmoto Smart Air Pump assembled
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I felt lucky to have the right tool with me.

Oct 4, 2025
nCage+ Chrome extension on Amazon
I found the dumbest Chrome extensions so you don't have to
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The Internet is just filled with nonsense sometimes.

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Oct 4, 2025
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