Chris Hachey-Smart Home Reporter

Chris Hachey

Smart Home Reporter

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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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5,000 on-demand TV hours is no joke.

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You're going to have your pick of the OS litter.

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Spotify can keep trying its tricks, but it won't matter.

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iPad mini (2021) in hand by bushes.
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I've leveled up from only using it for scrolling the Internet.

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It's more readily available than you might think.

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Dolby Atmos settings on a TV.
This new smart TV tech innovation will save your movie night
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Boost the visuals without having to do anything.

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My library used to be so cluttered -- but not anymore.

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Just let me read the dialogue.

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My Kindle Fire laughs at those of you who have upgraded
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I've loved it for years, and it still works great.

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It helps me get through my content-crushing faster.

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With some patience, it could pay off huge.

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Before you press play under the stars, do this.

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There's a lot to like about streaming and plenty I don't like either.

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This one tiny Chrome extension fast-tracked my productivity
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Don't bother reading line by line anymore.

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Apple's 10th-gen iPad
I replaced my laptop with an iPad for a week - here's what it couldn't quite do
Tablets

There was a lot I could do but also some limitations.

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Apple infotainment system.
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Try and avoid paying more for all of these needless extras.

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Take the game up a level.

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Don't mess it up before you even set it up.

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NotebookLM on a laptop.
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Apps

I didn't expect an AI notebook to fix my life but here we are.

Sep 6, 2025
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