Smart home
How to control smart home devices with your TV
Controlling all of your smart home devices from one screen is easy when you use your TV. Take a look at how to control your smart home devices from your TV.
Which smart thermostat is best for your home?
Having a smart thermostat is one of the easiest ways to control your home's heat and reduce your utility bills in the winter months.
Smart gardening tips to help save money on your grocery bills
With rising food prices, now is the time to grow your own food. Here's how you can do it indoors with a smart garden.
What to know before installing smart switches
Smart switches make for a great DIY project. Before you get started, here's what you need to know installing smart switches.
How backlighting your monitor can reduce eye strain
Explore the benefits and types of monitor backlighting, from LED backlights to smart lights, and how they can help reduce eye strain.
Swann CoreCam Pro 2K wireless security camera review
The Swann CoreCam Pro is a Wi-Fi security camera that's simple and effective. It captures 2K video and has fantastic motion detection.
Review: Introduce Smart Lighting into your home with the Philips Hue...
You know what Smarthome product can get really expensive in a hurry? Smart Lighting. Do you know what Smarthome products shouldn’t need to get so expensive? Smart Lighting. Thankfully, there’s an introduction package out there that offers up a good taste of what smart lighting can do for your home. Introducing Philips Hue’s new Smart LED Dimmer Kit. It works out of the box and doesn’t even need apps or bridges to work properly.
Announcing the new Nest Cam for your home
I have a lot going on at home so leaving the house, even for just a few hours, can be stressful. If my kids are in school I worry about what my pets are up to, and if my kids are at home, I worry about whether or not a fight is breaking out or if someone is destroying the kitchen. That’s why I was so excited to hear about the newest Nest product, the Nest Cam. Not only is it a crystal clear 1080p webcam you can hook up in your home to check in on everything, it belongs to the Nest family of products so you know it will work alongside your Nest devices.
CES 2015 Smart Home Roundup Day 1: HomeKit and NEST
The world is watching CES right now, especially with intent on Smart Home and Wearables, two of the categories poised to explode with this year’s announcements. With lots to cover in the next few days, we stop in on the first products announced for the iOS HomeKit and the growth of the Works with NEST program
Smarten Up Series: Using a Baby Monitor
When your little one’s close to arriving and it’s time to think about buying a baby monitor, you have a few different ways to go. In this edition of the Smarten Up series, we take a look at whether to go video and audio (or just audio) and taking a modernized look at the the traditional baby monitor. Not only can you use monitors to peer in on whether your baby’s ok, but some even offer Air Quality and Room Temperature real time readouts. Read on to find out more.