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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Spend your money on a quality case instead.

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Everyone talks about 4K, but only five services walk the pixel-perfect walk.

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They just take and take and take.

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I want personalized sound and to not be bothered by the rest of you.

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Your smart TV doesn't have to be smart all the time.

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I used to dread PowerPoint... then Google's AI experiment made it weirdly fun.

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Plugging in a dock is about as boring as you can get.

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You don't need the newest version.

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This strategy isn't just for audiophiles.

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It may seem crazy, but it actually helps big time.

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I take the decision out of my hands of when to stop doomscrolling.

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You can have a sick setup that's sick.

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Two "brains" can be better than one.

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There's more I can reach with this turned on.

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You won't have to dole out money for IMAX tickets any time soon.

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