A pair of Zilker Valves ready to irrigate our landscape. Image: Digitized House.
Zilker Smart Water Timer Review
We won't take the time here to beat around the forsythia bush. So just how…
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Controlling Philips Hue Lighting with Hue TV App on Apple TV
A cottage industry of app development around the Philips Hue family of smart LED lighting…
Apple Music, Meet Amazon Echo. Image: Digitized House Media.
Amazon Brings Apple Music to Echo Smart Devices
On the heels of its deal with Apple to make iPhones and iPads available for…
Just in time for Halloween: August Home brings new Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT skills to its smart locks and doorbells. Image: August Home.
August Enables More Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, IFTTT Skills
Adding to a repertoire of voice commands for its smart door locks, August Home has…
Google Home Hub aims to be the central command center for your connected home. Image: Google.
Google Home Hub Embraces the Hybrid Connected Home
Making a wager on the existence of connected home life beyond pure voice activation, Google…
The Rachio 3 Smart Irrigation Controller has been upgraded to support Apple HomeKit. Image: Rachio.
Rachio Brings Apple HomeKit and Siri to Irrigation Control
Filling a gap in the Apple HomeKit home automation ecosystem, Rachio has added HomeKit compatibility…
New in iOS 12, Screen Time is an effort by Apple help alert users to potential smartphone addiction. Image: Angelique Emonet on Unsplash | Apple.
Can Apple and iOS 12 Help Cure Smartphone Addiction?
If you were asked where and how you’re reading this article, what would you say?…
Now more than ever, your smartphone and your voice can make you master of your domicile. Smart tech makes sense in your current home or the one you are moving to. Image: iStock.
6 Tips for the Road Ahead—to Your Smart Home
Smart home technology is among the best things to come out of Silicon Valley in…
Featuring integration with Apple iOS as well as watchOS, the Philips Hue app for Apple Watch enables Hue lighting control via widgets. Image: Digitized House Media.
5 Apple Watch Apps for Smart Home Mastery
There are a variety of watchOS apps that enable you to control your smart home…
Do you know if your garage door is open or closed right now? The new generation of smart garage door opener controllers can let you check via your smartphone. Image: Digitized House Media.
5 Smart Controllers to Elevate Your Garage Door
There are smart door locks and intelligent room lights and thermostats, so why not smart…
In Scandinavia, alarm monitoring company Verisure has added the Yale Doorman smart lock from ASSA ABLOY to their connected home repertoire. Image: ASSA ABLOY and Verisure.
Verisure connected home automation gets even smarter with Yale smart door locks by ASSA ABLOY
According to recent research by consultancy IFSEC Global, more than 90 percent of security system…
As the adage goes, you can't manage what you can't measure. That rings true in your home, where smart devices like the uHoo can help you measure and then improve air quality. Image: uHoo.
4 Indoor Air Quality Monitors for a Healthier Smart Home
Do you often wonder why you sneeze a lot indoors or find your allergies flaring…
The Google Home Mini speaker offers broad voice activation compatibility with Nest and Works with Nest products. Image: Digitized House Media.
10 Smart Works with Nest Gadgets That Go Easy on Your Budget
So you’ve invested in some Nest-branded smart home products and want to make your abode…
With the Fall 2018 release of macOS Mojave, the Apple Home app comes to the Mac desktop for the first time. Image: Apple.
Apple Home app coming to macOS with Mojave upgrade
It has been a long time in coming. The Apple Home app—the Cupertino company's elegant…
Hello, Google. Can you tell me how safe my connected home is? Image: Bence Boros.
6 ways to keep your connected home safe
Not long ago, most people had barely heard of smart home gadgets. Now, they’re in…
Finally, some synergy with Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, and the Home app: With iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4, Apple TVs will appear in the Home app and can play AirPlay 2 audio. Image: Digitized House Media.
Your Apple TV is now an AirPlay 2 speaker and HomeKit accessory
Since the launch of Apple iOS 10 and the Home app, Apple TV devices have…
The Digitized House channel in the Apple News app. Image: Digitized House Media.
Tune into our Apple News app channel
Chances are high that you are reading this on a mobile device. And if that device…
Nest x Yale smart door lock. Image: Nest and Yale.
Nest and Yale begin shipping Nest x Yale smart lock
Bringing the convenience of the Nest connected home ecosystem to your front door, the Nest…
Automating your window shades is easier than ever. These Graber Mezzanine layered shades have onboard Z-Wave motors and work with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Image: Digitized House Media.
Automating Window Shades in the Connected Home Era: Part 2
As we wrote in Part 1 of this series, motorized shades and blinds are moving…
Philips Hue Cher ceiling fixture. Image: Philips.
Philips Hue expands smart lighting with Cher ceiling fixtures
Moving beyond the smart LED bulbs that have been the hallmark product of the Philips…