Smart home

A smart home starts at the router. If you want to make your smart home more secure, here's what you need to do.

Wi-Fi has rapidly progressed from being a novelty to something we depend on. With a wave of ‘smart’ technology now flooding our homes, Wi-Fi performance is more critical than ever. The need for reliable speed, bandwidth, coverage, security, compatibility, upgradability and setup that anyone can understand has driven tech giant Google—working with respected industry leader TP-Link—to release its own wireless router. Meet OnHub, the “new router from Google that’s built for all the ways you Wi-Fi.”  

If you’ve been on the hunt for a versatile and all-encompassing system that can help you intelligently monitor all sorts of aspects of your living spaces, from security to health and even the weather outside, then you’ll want to take a look at Netatmo for your Smart Home.

    Security systems have come a long ways over the last few years, and DLink has really improved their solution with the DLink Video Recorder (DNR-202L). It no longer requires a PC to operate and it eliminates the need for cloud-based storage solutions for their cloud-based cameras. You can customize your surveillance security system more economically and manage and view it from anywhere in the world.

There are quite literally tens of thousands of things to see at the anual Consumer Electronics show, the trade show that previews all the coming technology to retail and tech professionals. This year, I whittled down what I saw to 10 really cool things; from a levitating speaker to award-winning battery cases for smartphones, there’s a lot of new tech I’m coveting.

Google didn’t just unveil its two new Pixel smartphones and the Chromecast Ultra this week, it also intimated its focus on the home, and how different devices can factor into that vision. One of these was the Daydream View VR headset, designed to work with the Pixel (and other Android phones), and the other was the Google Home, a hub that uses the Google Assistant artificial intelligence platform to help with various tasks on command.

Learn how easy and conveniently the MyQ Smart Garage Hub can increase the security of your home at one of the Best Buy in store demos taking place at select stores across Canada.

There are cameras that can help you keep an eye on your pet, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to show them you care, even if you're away? The new Petcube Bites device, just announced at CES 2017 allows you to monitor and reward your dog or cat with a tap on a smartphone.

August's newest smart locks and Doorbell Cam Pro work together to create a smart and easy ecosystem at your front door. Time to say hello all over again!

For those spending a lot of time at home, the uHoo Indoor 9-in-1 Air Quality Smart Sensor lets you check your air quality quickly and easily.