Smart homes are so called because they make life easier, safer, and more fun. Over the past few years more and more people have been making their homes incrementally smarter by adding one device at a time. This contest is your chance to give your home’s IQ a major boost. We are giving away over $5000 in prizes!
We are familiar with other forms of intelligence; mental IQ and Emotional Intelligence, EQ, are based on the work of Frenchman Alfred Binet who was tasked with creating a way to assess which children needed educational assistance. If Binet could time travel to 2016 to create a method of estimating “Domestic IQ” he would probably begin by looking at how smart the average home is in each area of Canada, then look at the smartest homes and the things that make them smart and arrive at some sort of scale to meaningfully bridge the gap.
Domestic IQ
We don’t have the benefit of the expert Binet to create a Domestic IQ scale so I will have to propose one. We know that millions of Canadians already have at least one smart home device, though many homes are still without any, so that must be the lower extreme; many other people have their homes loaded with smart lights, locks, cameras, sensors etc. Your home is probably somewhere between the two extremes. I listed 6 basic types of smart home categories and some examples of products in each.
- Give yourself a point up to a maximum of 2 per category for each device in your home,
- add them up and
- look at the scale to determine how smart your home is:
Lights and switches
e.g., Philips Hue, Lutron Caseta |
Locks and doorbells
e.g., August locks, Ring Doorbell, Yale Locks and Door Viewers |
Security Cameras
e.g., Nest Cam, Arlo Cameras, Logi Circle |
Temperature and environment control
e.g., Nest thermostats and smoke detectors, Ecobee thermostats, Netatmo |
Security alarms and Sensors
e.g., Skylink, iSmart Alarms, D-Link Water Sensor |
Other
e.g., Circle with Disney,Chamberlain Garage Door Openers, Rachio Sprinklers |
Is your house a GENIUS? Enter this contest and with over $5000 in prizes your home will be well on its way to becoming really smart if you win.
HOW TO ENTER:
You can submit a maximum of 2 entries for this contest. In a comment at the bottom of this blog article, tell us how smart your house is using the scale above: is it slow, average, clever, smart, or a GENIUS. In a separate comment, tell us one smart home product found at Best Buy that you would like to add to your home in the next year.
WHAT YOU CAN WIN:
We will randomly draw 10 winners. One person will win the Grand prize, one person will win the second prize and 8 people will each win one of the 8 individual prizes. The Prizes are shown here and also in the Rules and Regulations posted below.
| Grand Prize | Second Prize |
| ARLO SMART HOME 2 HD CAMERA SECURITY SYS August Smart Lock 2 – Silver – HomeKit edition August Doorbell Cam – Dark Gray AUGUST CONNECT 2 EN August Keypad – Dark Gray – EN LUTRON CASETA WRLSS SMART LIGHTING KIT ECOBEE3 HMK ENABLE SMRT THRMSTAT W/RS ECOBEE3 EB-RSE3PK2C-01 REMOTE SNSR 2 PK Circle with Disney Dog & Bone LockSmart Silver Keyless BT D-LINK DCH-S160 WI-FI WATER SENSOR |
ARLO SMART HOME 4 HD CAMERA SECURITY SYS Ring Video Doorbell Pro YALE KY FREE LCK PSH BTTN SATIN NCKL Circle with Disney |
Individual Prizes
Ring of Security Kit- Satin Nickel
Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera
Circle with Disney
YALE LOOK DIGITAL DOOR VIEWER WIFI
YALE VDF KY FREE LCK PSH BTTN BRONZE
LOGI CIRCLE PORTABLE HOME CAMERA BLK
D-Link DCS-5010L Pan/Tilt Camera
SKYLINK SKBB-2S SECURITY KIT
The contest runs from October 21st until November 3rd.
Remember you can enter twice, in separate comments below this blog article. Be sure to tell your friends and family so they too have a chance to raise the Domestic IQ of their homes.
Good Luck
How smart is your home contest rules and regulations
Table of Contents
My home is not very smart, I’m afraid, I only scored a two! Looks like I should head to Best Buy!
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win
I am a definite 3
my house is scale is 6 best buy light and switch will be good for my house tks
The most attractive product to me – and which I will buy – is the Lutron Caseta Smart Light Switch Starter Kit. As a family of four including 2 small kids they often forget about turning off the lights and I’m on a mission to save electricity. I think I’d be a good investment for us!
I would like to add Ring WiFi 720p Video Doorbell , It is perfect for me as I have just an ordinary door bell and I only answer if I know someone is coming over, this leads to missed Parcel deliveries and missing friends/family when they decide to just pop by.
Within the next year I’d like to upgrade my alarm system to a smart system like Skylink.
My house is slow to average smart (2) … I honestly didn’t know Best Buy sold all this product! I need to get in the know for my house to become more ”smart”!
According to the scale, my home is slow 🙁
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win
I am #3
I am about a 3 on the Smart Scale, so I should beef up my security but having a big dog does make me feel safe
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win
I am a 2
My home could use an update – I scored a 2 !
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win.
Having a NETGEAR Arlo Wireless Security System would be a big plus in our house
My home is just average!
I would like to buy the Ring WiFi 720p Video Doorbell for my home
-3 for me
My house is SLOW
My home is average.
I would love to add a smart Thermostat.
Nest Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat 3rd Generation
I’d love to add an August door lock – my house can use some additional brain power!
I would say our home is around a 1. Lots of room for improvement. I would love to update with some of these smart devices.
Our home is of average intelligence, according to this scale!
I would add the Security Cameras and more – I’ve been burgled twice and I will never feel safe.
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win.
-4
It is proof to me that I need to upgrade to these great features and will do a bit at a time, starting with the doorbell cam at the front and back doors, which would be great to see any people who are my doors for peace of mind security, as I am a senior citizen.
I’d like the August Doorbell Cam – Dark Gray.
My score is 5 = Clever.
I’d get the Ring Video Doorbell Pro.
My home shows as Average on the scale.
I have done a few things but still need to add way more from Best Buy. I would add the Nest home security camera for sure.
I’d add a D-Link DCS-5010L Pan/Tilt Camera to my home.
My home shows as Smart.
I’d add the Nest security camera.
My home is “Clever” on the scale.
With 2 dogs and a busy schedule, I would love to install the August lock system to make it easier for friends and family to check on our furry friends!
I would add the Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera to my home.
My home is “Clever” on the scale.
My house shouldn’t even be on the scale. Built in the 70’s and still stuck there technologically. I can’t wait to make it ‘smart’!
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win.
a -3
Nest Cam Wi-Fi Outdoor 1080p IP Camera – White
Average
SLOW – 0 on the scale
The Wired 32-Channel 2TB DVR Security System with 24 Bullet 700 TVL Cameras, would be an amazing win.
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