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
I’d love to improve my domestic IQ of slow with the Canary All-In-One Wireless Indoor 1080p IP Camera Security System. This system seems simple to set up, even for me!
My home is slow, and I need to improve my domestic IQ!
I would be interested in the Philips Hue A19 Smart LED Light Bulb Starter Kit
I would love to upgrade my doorbell with the August Doorbell Cam so that I can see who’s ringing my doorbell and check to see if my door is locked remotely.
My home scored average. I would love to improve the security in and out of my home.
I would like to add an August lock to my home in the next year. Look very slick!
My home is smart (an 8)!
It is slow…way slow, lol
It’s average
I am interested in the NEST.
What’s the option for worse than the lowest choice? Because that’s where my house falls: SLOW!
It’s average.
Since my home scored low based upon the scale, I would love to get the Ring Home Security Kit with HD Video Doorbell & 2 Wire Free Stickup Cameras – Satin Nickel, which would help protect my home inside and outside.
I would love to add the Ring Wi-Fi Video Doorbell Pro to better protect my home so that I can see anyone at my front door while I’m at home or away. This would give me a lot of relief knowing that my home is protected.
My house is average according to the above test.
Based upon the above scale, my house is slow. Boy, I need to secure our home better.
COULD REALLY USE ALL OF THIS, NOT THAT I UNDERSTAND MUCH OF THIS..
My home is not smart at all.We hope the inhabitants are more so??
Hi, my home is slow. Don’t really understand new technology but I guess I need to start sometime. Winning any gift like Nest Cam outdoor Security cameras or a YALE LOOK DIGITAL DOOR VIEWER WIFI would be a good start on adding a bit of smart to my home.
Lise
My house is slow. Here’s what I would like to buy soon to add a bit of smart to my house “Nest Cam, Arlo Cameras, Logi Circle”. For years now I’ve been debating to add security cameras and not done it yet. Here’s my chance to do so if I win.
Michel Payette
Slow! Caveman turtle slow! Our house is over 50 years old, and I really want to update all the technology.
LG 50″ 4K UHD LED WebOS 3.0 Smart TV (50UH5500)
Haha! Definitely SLOW!
I know that this system is great. It would help my life and security. Thanks
Slow – I’m almost off the Grid – LOL –
Looking forward to winning the prize. I want a home smart security system for my home. Thanks
August Smart Lock
slow
August Smart Lock . I’ve had my eye on it for a long time!
Locks and doorbells would be a great add on
**********
my house is slow
I like the August Doorbell Cam – Dark Gray
Have been waiting for the ARLO SMART HOME 4 HD CAMERA SECURITY SYSTEM to go on sale – really really want it……
my home is slow
Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera would be great to have
Our home is verrrrry sssssllllllloooooowwwwwww
Yup – scored 0
slow! want to add something!
I would love to have the Ideal Security Wireless system featured here:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/ideal-security-ideal-security-wireless-security-system-phone-dialer-sk634-sk634/10342512.aspx?path=09264e7bab4c811713d8ca9d717adcd0en02
My Home is SO SLOW…. 🙁
I’d like to add the Nest Thermostat first
my home is slow
I would like a NETGEAR Arlo Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Security System.
My home is average
Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera
my house is slow
our home is average since it is 8 years old now it is probably considered outdated and inefficient compared the brand new homes.
I would love to add the Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera to my home
My home is average!
Slow
I would love to add a NEST Smart Thermostat because heating is our biggest cost during the winter months
Comments are closed.