4 Best Smart Watering Controllers to Keep Your Lawn + Plants Happy
As the temperatures creep up during the long days of summer, lawns grow thirsty. Even though you might have the ...
Tag: Internet of Things
Tips to Maximize Internet Speed in Your Smart Home
Smart homes and connected devices have become a part of modern life for many—our homes can relay information to us ...
Google Assistant Expands with Dialect Upgrades
As technology progresses, so does the trek toward artificial intelligence (AI). One of the world's most popular AI tools is ...
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 interface to Apple HomeKit smart ...
6 Ways to Keep Your Connected Home Safe
Not long ago, most people had barely heard of smart home gadgets. Now, they’re in households around the world. However, ...
Nest Temperature Sensor enables Tailored HVAC Control
Filling a noticeable gap in their smart thermostat line, Nest Labs has announced the launch of the Nest Temperature Sensor, ...
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 x Yale lock is the ...
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 rapidly into the DIY connected ...
Automating Window Shades in the Connected Home Era: Part 1
Once a bastion of high-end home automation systems, motorized window shades are moving into the DIY connected home mainstream with ...
Philips Hue Expands Smart Lighting with Cher Ceiling Fixtures
Moving beyond the smart LED bulbs that have been the hallmark product of the Philips Hue brand, the company has ...
First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound Smoke Alarm Brings Speaker and 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 Smart Switch to Debut
Aiming to elevate the lowly light switch, connected home accessory company iDevices has announced their Instinct line—smart wall switches with ...
Apple HomePod Set for February 2018 Debut
After creating buzz around the Apple HomePod speaker at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June of 2017, the Cupertino ...
Smart Water Futures Gain Steam at CES 2018
So, you ask, did CES® 2018 yield a watershed moment for the connected home? If the number of water-related devices ...
Apple AirPods Wireless Earbuds
It has been a year since Apple began shipping their AirPods—the Cupertino company’s first wireless earbuds—yet the product is still ...
Sonos and Amazon Alexa Make Beautiful Music Together
With the recent launch of Sonos One, an Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker, the company that built its reputation as one ...
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 ...
Product Brief: iDevices Dimmer Switch, Smart Home Switch Hitter
Designed to appeal to do-it-yourself homeowners as well as professional integrators and builders, smart-home device manufacturer iDevices has released the ...
Product Brief: Yale Assure Lock SL a Slimmer Smart Lock
With the introduction of the Yale Assure Lock SL, the company adds a slimmer alternative to its line of Yale ...
Nest Cam IQ Raises Ante on Home Interior Security
Aiming to raise the ante on security technology inside the connected home, Nest Labs has announced Nest Cam IQ, a ...
