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 has produced a nice collection of software that runs on the popular Apple TV platform.…
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Amazon Brings Apple Music to Echo Smart Devices
On the heels of its deal with Apple to make iPhones and iPads available for sale on Amazon, the online juggernaut has announced it will make the Apple Music service…
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August Enables More Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, IFTTT Skills
Adding to a repertoire of voice commands for its smart door locks, August Home has added a smart unlock feature for the Google Assistant. Designed to work with the August…
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Google Home Hub Embraces the Hybrid Connected Home
Making a wager on the existence of connected home life beyond pure voice activation, Google has announced Google Home Hub, a 7-in. touchscreen tabletop display with the Google Assistant built…
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Rachio Brings Apple HomeKit and Siri to Irrigation Control
Filling a gap in the Apple HomeKit home automation ecosystem, Rachio has added HomeKit compatibility to their latest smart irrigation controller, the Rachio 3. The Colorado-based company says this is…
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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? It’s likely that many of you could have—or did—stumble upon this article while browsing the…
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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 recent years. The ability to control your home from your smartphone or with your voice,…
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5 Apple Watch Apps for Smart Home Mastery
There are a variety of watchOS apps that enable you to control your smart home accessories from Apple Watch. Variances in functionality and interface make evaluating each app a prudent…
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5 Smart Controllers to Elevate Your Garage Door
There are smart door locks and intelligent room lights and thermostats, so why not smart garage door controllers, too? As it turns out, you can buy those and there are…
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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 installers view home automation as a significant growth market. Verisure, Europe’s leading alarm monitoring company,…
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