Cyber Week Deals on Our Favorite Smart Home Gadgets
So you missed out on the best Black Friday deals. No big deal. Just sit back and tap away at these Cyber Week deals on smart home products from Amazon…
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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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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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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…
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5 energy efficiency tips for connected homes
These days, technology is prevalent everywhere. It may be in our pockets, on our wrists, in our cars and—unsurprisingly—may be found throughout our homes. With the right suite of tech…
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Automating your 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 home mainstream. You may no longer need to hire a…
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Automating your 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 product offerings from a number of major window covering manufacturers…
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Brilliant Control packs broad smart home powers into walls
Designed in 4 configurations to replace single- or multiple-gang wall switches, the Brilliant Control packs a broad range of smart-home capabilities into a slickly designed wall plate that combines lighting…
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At CES 2018, Belkin fires first Apple HomeKit volley with Wemo Bridge
Will 2018 be the year when Apple HomeKit smart-home accessories finally take off? With CES® 2018 kicking off in Las Vegas on January 9, Belkin fired one of the first…
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ICYMI: 12 Days of Smart Gifts 2017
So Christmas Day 2017 has passed, but that smart-tech product you had your eye on did not materialize under your holiday tree. Hooray for gift cards, those safer-than-a-bitcoin alternate currencies…
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