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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

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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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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4 Smart Smoke Detectors to Buy in 2019 for a Safe Home

Whether you already use smart devices in your home or not, a smart smoke detector is one of the best purchases to make. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, nearly 1,500 fire deaths occur each year due to missing, broken, or dead smoke alarms.…

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10 February 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

Smart door locks offer keyless entry and added safety for your home. Image: August Home.

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4 Key Smart Home Safety Features to Invest In

If you’re just starting to entertain the idea of installing smart security devices in your home, remember that these devices can sometimes carry a hefty up-front cost. It’s helpful to think about them as long-term investments—in your safety and in your finances.  Besides making your…

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31 July 2018

First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound smoke alarm and speaker. Image: First Alert.

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First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound smoke alarm brings speaker and Amazon Alexa to ceilings

First it was our walls getting smarter with the addition of audio features, such as in the case of the iDevices Instinct wall switch. Now, smoke alarm maker First Alert brings similar audio capability to our ceilings with the Onelink Safe & Sound, a smart…

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13 February 2018

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Roost begins shipments of Smart Smoke Alarm

Making a definitive play on the smart-home turf of Alphabet’s Nest Labs and their Nest Protect smoke alarm, Silicon Valley company Roost has begun shipments of their first Smart Smoke Alarm products, including the RSA-400 and RSA-200. Designed to work in tandem with the Roost…

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30 October 2016

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Safe Move for a Safer Home: Roost 9V Smart Battery

Making the journey from the predominantly-analog house to a digitized house can be accomplished through a series of baby steps. In fact, given the diversity of competing smart-home technology platforms and protocols, it may not make sense today to digitize your house in one fell…

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1 October 2016