Smart Home Articles

With the holiday season upon us, many people will be away from home for long periods of time. Consequently, crime takes a turn for the worse at this time of […]

Amazon’s Alexa platform has revolutionized the way we approach technology. As one of the first widely-available voice assistants, Alexa introduced the average person to voice control of their home. Since […]

The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent hours during November putting up the Christmas tree and hanging holiday […]

Smart plugs are some of the most affordable and easy-to-use smart devices, and as a result end up as people’s first introductions to connected devices. Smart plugs make it easy […]

If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then the home theater is the brain. Your home theater is where you go to unwind at the end of a […]

Lighting is about so much more than convenience. The type of lighting you have speaks to your sense of style. In the same way that a chandelier tells a different […]

Amazon has Alexa. Google has Google Assistant. Apple has Siri. A lot of people might say Siri lags behind the other two assistants, but there are still many that swear […]

You hear and read a lot about smart home tech, but it’s not always the right fit. After all, a lot of the technology tends to lean toward a more […]

Smart lights serve as an easy entry point into home automation. After all, everyone needs lighting, and Pete’s home in Friends introduced everyone to the idea of saying “Romantic lights!” […]

A good night’s sleep is a rare thing, as it turns out. According to statistics, 35% of adults don’t get enough sleep at night. Pair that statistic with the fact […]

Smart plugs add unprecedented levels of convenience to day-to-day life. You can control even old appliances from your phone through Wi-Fi. Some smart plugs can even be put on timers […]

The Xbox One might be one of the strongest gaming consoles on the market (especially if you have the Xbox One X), but for many people it’s also a way […]

When you’re resting on your comfortable couch after a long day, the last thing you want to do is get up to find the remote just to turn up the […]

IFTTT (If This, Then That) is an online service that allows users to string together a series of commands to perform actions throughout the home. These connected commands are called […]

Smart assistants are one of the coolest creations of the past decade. An AI-powered device that can turn on your lights, order food, and tell you traffic conditions – what’s […]

If you’re old enough to remember trying voice dictation software in the 90s, then you know the true meaning of tedium. If you wanted to type out an email or […]

A quick Google search will reveal dozens upon dozens of articles on “how to build the ultimate smart home.” Most all of these articles talk about smart lighting, smart locks, […]