About BoxyTech

Kitting out a modern home is death by a thousand small decisions, and most of them come down to a number you have to guess. How many mesh points does a house this size actually need? What is that always-on camera adding to the electric bill? How big a TV suits the room, and how far back should the sofa go? How much storage before the phone fills up again, and how fast a broadband plan is enough without overpaying? None of it is hard maths, but doing it in the aisle or with a checkout page open is exactly when it goes wrong. BoxyTech was built to do that maths for you so you can spend the energy on the choice.

The site is a set of small, single-purpose calculators, each aimed at one real question a smart-home owner asks. The Smart-Home Power Cost Calculatorturns a device’s wattage and hours into a real running cost, so you can see what the always-on gear adds up to. The Wi-Fi Coverage & Mesh Node Calculator sizes the network to your floor plan. The TV Size & Viewing Distance Calculator matches a screen to the room both ways. The Data Storage Needs Calculator adds up your photos, video, and files into the drive size to buy. The Internet Speed Needs Calculator right-sizes the broadband plan to what your household does at once. And the Battery Life Estimator turns capacity and draw into real runtime in hours and minutes.

Beyond the calculators, the blog and learn section cover smart-home gadgets and automation, home networking and Wi-Fi, streaming and TV setup, and buying everyday consumer electronics, along with the reasoning behind the numbers the tools produce. The Tech & Gadget Museum is a browsable collection of the machines, devices, and components that built consumer technology, with every entry, image, and fact drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

A few things worth stating plainly. BoxyTech is an independent site, not a retailer, an installer, or an internet or utility provider, and it is not affiliated with any brand whose products it describes. It is supported by advertising, which is how the tools stay free with no account required. Every result — a running cost, a node count, a viewing distance, a storage figure — is a general estimate built on the numbers you enter and on standard formulas, not a professional site survey, an energy audit, or a purchase recommendation. Your home, tariffs, and gear are specific to you, so treat anything money- or safety-related as a starting point and confirm it with a qualified professional. If a tool looks off, or you think a calculator is missing that would help, the contact page is the place to say so.