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Thermostats
5 Tips for Furnace Maintenance
Furnace maintenance tips to get you ahead of the heating season game.
Summer has officially come to an end, and the temperatures are steadily dipping....
Home Security
Nest’s video doorbell is now shipping
Back in September of last year, Nest announced its first smart doorbell. When it would actually ship, however, was left sort of up in...
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Home Control 2019 and ESP-GO
Introduction (Latest update April 03, 2019)
Minor update here - I've gone back to SDK 2.1 for now.
Sick of reading about other people’s home control?...
Netgear Orbi Voice review: It’s not the best smart speaker, but it’s an excellent...
Netgear’s Orbi WiFi System (model RBK50) has been our top home router pick for more than two years, so we were intrigued when we...
Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and an iPhone
Web connected thermostats are great, but they're expensive. If you want to make your own, blogger and engineer Nooganeer shows how to build one...
Insteon vs Z-Wave
Insteon VS Z-Wave, they are both mesh networking technologies.
Unlike WiFi, both these protocols are expressly designed for the home automation market.
If you want some...
Voice Assistants
How to Control Your Roku Device with Amazon Alexa
Josh Hendrickson
You can already voice control Roku with the proper remote or with Google Assistant. But if you have an Echo, you were out...
Google Home Can Now Control Belkin WeMo and Honeywell Devices
Google Home is a tough contender for the Amazon Echo, but it launched with much less third-party support. Now, the company’s added Belkin WeMo...
Ninety7 Sky Tote Portable Battery Base review: Take your second-gen Amazon Echo anywhere
Amazon’s decision to design its second-generation Amazon Echo smart speaker with a removable sleeve makes the device customizable. But there’s a hidden feature I...
Google Home Can Now Control Belkin WeMo and Honeywell Devices
Google Home is a tough contender for the Amazon Echo, but it launched with much less third-party support. Now, the company’s added Belkin WeMo...
Insignia Google Assistant speakers add constant temperature indicators under clock face
Google Assistant speakers come in all shapes and sizes, and one of the few with a clock displayed comes from Best Buy’s Insignia brand....
Smart Devices
Best 5 Smart Water Leak Detectors to Avoid Flooding and Water...
Despite of popular belief, a smart home is all about efficiency, reducing waste and preserving a more productive environment for you and your family....