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Video Doorbell Pro from Ring reviewed
When you take it out of the box, the Ring Pro Video Doorbell looks as though it may be hard to install with all sorts of little pieces and wires. Once you get into it though, you'll see it's anything but. In fact, Ring is so confident that you can install it yourself that it will pay for free installation if you cannot. With cloud storage capabilities, motion detection and 1080p video output, Ring Pro is ready to be your next Home Automation pick up. Come take a look!
Philips Hue HDMI Sync Box Review
Looking for an easy way to get smart lights to sync with video on your TV? I got to spend a couple weeks with Philips Hue Sync Box: here's what I learned.
New Amazon Echo Devices Overview
The new family of Amazon Echo devices employ a fresh, new design and sleek sound, along with the convenience of voice control
Smart home network and computer essentials
The bedrock of any smart home is a robust and reliable Wi-Fi network. Let's look at what you need to make your home smart.
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.
Top New Technologies at CES 2017 for Your Smart Home
If you're a smart home enthusiast, be sure to check out today's overview of several of the top smart home innovations to come out of CES 2017. There's a lot of great stuff in here, so prepare to take notes!
Airthings focuses on sustainability
From indoor air quality, to carbon-neutral operations, Airthings has several sustainability initiatives to reduce it's environmental impact.
Keeping your home “lived in” while you are away
Continuing our look at the ‘connected home’ let’s take a look at the idea of keeping your home ‘lived in’ while you’re travelling. This is especially handy this time of year while the weather warms up and many of us start making plans to travel and get out a lot more. Whether you’ve got a road trip or a vacation coming up, home security can be a concern while you’re away. With all the smart home technology you can employ nowadays it’s easy to give your home the appearance of remaining occupied as usual even though you’re out and about. If your home will be unoccupied for an extended period of time this can be particularly useful.
Review: The iSmartAlarm is an easy and effective alternative to Home...
Many people I know have mentioned their fear of break-ins or theft—especially my friends with rental homes. But there’s not much they can do outside of placing a broomstick in the sliding door, or hoping the deadbolts on their doors hold: they’re not allowed to have an alarm installed. Nor would they want to permanently install a device in a place in which they will only be residing temporarily. There’s a great solution to this problem now! The iSmartAlarm is a portable, yet powerful device that acts as a great theft deterrent using nothing more than a couple portable pieces of hardware, your wireless network and your smartphones. I just had a chance to test it so click below to check out my review
New smart tech you’re going to want to use in your...
Eveyrone has regrets during renovations, but the smartest decision I made during mine was setting my house up to be a full smart home. I've got a lot of great devices installed, but I'm really excited to see what's around the corner in the smart home market.