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Find smart home gifts at Best Buy
Smart home products make great gifts because people use them everyday. Here are the types of smart home gifts available at Best Buy.
Tech you need for working from home or home schooling
Take a look at some of the most useful products and recommendations for working from home or heading back to school for distant learning.
Google unveils new Pixel phones, Pixel Slate and Home Hub
Google unveiled its latest batch of hardware products, with the Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel Slate and Home Hub rounding out the board.
Network and computer essentials for a smart home
Smart thermostats, smoke detectors, door locks and appliances have gone mainstream and are finding their way into more homes than ever. What sometimes gets lost in the list of cool things those smart devices can do is that they are connected. Without an Internet connection, most of them fizzle. Poor Wi-Fi means a poor user experience and for many people, their wireless router is the weak link in the smart equation. In this post, I’ll review the network and computer essentials for a smart home that lives up to the billing.
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.
Enter for a chance to win a Vosker V300 wire-free outdoor...
The convenience and versatility of the wirefree Vosker outdoor cam we are giving away in this contest might be perfect for your home.
Review: Philips HUE – control your lights with your smartphone
The Internet of Things will ultimately change all of our lives for the better, and the Philips HUE lighting system is a great place to start. Imagine being able to control every aspect of your home with your Smartphone or tablet, and even have aspects of your home control itself based on a set of rules that you can customize. Philips Hue can take you there and do much more. It makes your lighting fun and convenient, while adding a lot of utility that can make your house more secure.
Mesh networking brings whole home Wi-Fi for 2017
While autonomous cars, smart appliances and super thin TVs made most of the headlines at CES 2017 last week in Las Vegas, an underlying trend was mesh networking in the home. Think of it as Wi-Fi with a wider net that doesn’t lose signal strength at each point in the chain: it’s better Wi-Fi for your home.
How to choose between Schlage smart locks
There are a wide range of Schlage smart locks available. Let's examine the different options to help you decide which one is right for you.
Philips Hue Bluetooth Lights Review
Want to try smart lighting but not sure you want to make the big up-front investment? Philips Hue Bluetooth lights could be the answer. Read the review: