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Where do you start building your connected home? Scroll down for an infographic. Image: MyMemory.

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Infographic: Primer to 12 Top Connected Home Accessories

When you walk into a consumer electronics store or do a web search, the number of connected home accessory choices out there can be dizzying. So where do you begin with outfitting your connected home? In this infographic from our colleagues in the UK at…

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5 October 2019

By boosting the energy efficiency of your home-based workspace, you can invest more in moving your unique products and services forward. Image: Marek Levak from Pexels.

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5 Ways to Boost the Energy Efficiency of a Home-Based Small Business

Small business owners are increasingly choosing to run their companies from the comfort of their homes, as the technological revolution is making it easy and cost-effective to center your operations in your home office, manage a remote team via the cloud, and automate various processes…

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13 September 2019

Lighting maker Lutron is warning its customers to delay migrating their Nest Accounts to Google Accounts to preserve Works with Nest connections. Image: Digitized House.

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Smart Product Makers Lay Down Markers on Google Nest Account Migration

The Google Nest connected home domain is undergoing a major shift, as the company is nudging current Nest Account holders to migrate to Google Accounts in light of their plan to fully integrate the Google Home and Nest brands into one cohesive ecosystem. The upshot…

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31 August 2019

What are the best smart home upgrades to add value to your dwelling? Read on.

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5 Best Smart Technology Upgrades to Boost the Value of Your Home

Smart homes are becoming a more affordable reality for many Americans. According to statistics firm Statista, the smart home market is expected to grow by 12 percent annually to reach a market value of $43.7 billion by 2023, which is nearly double its current market…

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6 August 2019

The Samsung SmartThings hub and smartphone app. Image: Digitized House.

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7 Best Automation Systems to Turn Your House into a Smart Home

Are you ready to bring your home into the 21st century? With automation products like lights, outlets, security systems, lamps, humidity sensors, and more, you can control your entire home from the palm of your hand. But managing dozens of products can get tricky. That's…

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18 July 2019

Incorporating smart technology into your home remodel makes sense. Image: Digitized House.

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Essential High-Tech Home Improvements You Need to Include in Your Remodel

If you’re finally thinking about welcoming your home to the 21st century, just know that you’re not the only one. Smart home technology is rapidly advancing and is more accessible than ever in the US, and my home country of Australia is experiencing a 25%…

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28 June 2019

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Infographic: 12 Smart Home Tech Startups That Changed Our Lives

What would we do these days without smart tech? With no Google Maps to tell us where to go and no Siri to answer our every question? Many of us can remember a time before smartphones, but most college-aged kids today have never experienced the…

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27 June 2019

Nest Thermostat E smart thermostat. Image: Nest.

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Infographic: Smart Ideas to Save Money, Help the Environment on Earth Day

From our colleagues at CopyPress, here's a timely infographic for Earth Day 2019, where you can learn about some great tips for saving money and helping to save the environment. These include recommendations for switching to LED light bulbs and smart thermostats, tips on water…

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22 April 2019

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How a Smart Home Can Help You Go Green

When talking about smart homes, the main focus is usually the functionality and convenience factor. However, investing in smart home automation technologies can also help you save energy and reduce your carbon footprint. There are myriad ways in which a smart home can help you…

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30 March 2019

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4 Smart Products to Modernize Your Space and Boost Home Value

Our houses, like most aspects of our modern lives, are becoming increasingly technological—and increasingly smart. Smart devices for the home range from a button that restocks your laundry detergent via an Amazon order to a camera that answers your doorbell for you when you’re out.…

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24 March 2019

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Nevo Butler Brings Smart Home Hub with Integral Voice Assistant

Does the connected home market need yet another smart home hub and ecosystem? The team at Universal Electronics thinks so, and to prove the point has launched a collection of new home automation and security kits powered by the Nevo Butler, a smart home hub…

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25 January 2019

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Do Smart Home Features Make It Easier to Sell Your House?

Millions of people out there are constantly drawn to the latest tech. Whether it’s an app on their latest smartphone or another screen to help them keep in touch with relatives, technology is always improving. One thing that is for certain; people’s lives are being…

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17 January 2019

A multitude of energy- and resource-efficient smart-home technologies are becoming mainstream in today's homes, thereby normalizing energy-efficient living. Image: Brian Babb on Unsplash.

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Are Smart Homes Normalizing Energy-Efficient Living?

Smart and sustainable homes can offer excellent energy efficiency, curbing energy and resource waste on a global scale. A variety of technologies and applications promote efficiency in smart homes, with light bulbs, thermostats, window coverings, sprinkler controllers, solar photovoltaic systems, and much more. Although the…

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21 August 2018

Nest Temperature Sensor (right) pictured with Nest Thermostat E. Image: Nest.

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Nest Temperature Sensor enables tailored heating and cooling control

Filling a noticeable gap in their smart thermostat line, Nest Labs has announced the launch of the Nest Temperature Sensor, a remote sensor that works with the Silicon Valley company's 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Thermostat E. The entirely wireless sensor is a…

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18 April 2018

Day 3 of 12 Smart Gifts: Nest Thermostat E. Image: Nest.

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Day 3 of 12 Smart Gifts: Nest Thermostat E

When it comes to choosing energy-saving upgrades for your connected home, smart thermostats should be near the top of your list due to their potential for monthly paybacks in the form of reduced utility bills. And when you can buy an exceedingly smart thermostat for…

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9 December 2017

Nest Thermostat E. Image: Nest.

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Product Brief: Nest Thermostat E a Lower-Cost Alternative

Setting a high-water mark for residential thermostat retail pricing in 2011 with the launch of the original $249 Nest Learning Thermostat, the Palo Alto company has brought down the cost of entry to their smart thermostat line with the launch of the $169 Nest Thermostat…

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31 August 2017

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Nest app embraces Apple Watch

For the first time, the Nest Labs app for their line of smart-home technology products has joined the domain where wrist-borne complications, haptics, and glances are commonplace—a world otherwise known as the Apple Watch. Effective with the release of version 5.6 of the Nest app,…

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16 August 2016

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Spaces debuts in redesigned Nest app

In advance of the planned fall launch of the Nest Cam Outdoor, smart-home technology company Nest Labs has released version 5.6 of the Nest app,  which brings new device organization options to the software. With the debut of the Spaces feature, homeowners can group Nest-branded…

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29 July 2016

7. Belkin WeMo grows up: Nest Learning Thermostat integration

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Belkin WeMo grows up: Nest Learning Thermostat integration

The WeMo smart-home automation ecosystem has been expanding steadily with more supported accessories from parent company Belkin as well as from third-party companies, but to date has not offered the benefit of integration with heating and cooling systems. With a recent upgrade to version 1.15…

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3 July 2016

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Three shades of the Nest Learning Thermostat

Nest smart thermostats may be a svelte package of brains, software brawn, and eye candy for your home’s walls. But can they survive a date with a zero net energy, triple-zone home? The Digitized.House lab home was designed from the ground up to be nearly all-electric, with…

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