Published Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. If you’re as big of a smart home aficionado as I am, you’ve probably run into gizmos that left a sour taste in your mouth. Take Belkin’s Wemo lineup, for instance. Despite the cool smart devices in this series, Belkin’s decision to discontinue the product family effectively rendered them useless to folks without dedicated Home Assistant or HomeKit setups. Me? I specifically avoid Ring cameras at all costs, as the only thing worse than manufacturers randomly killing off products is them intruding on my privacy.…