REVIEW – Each day when I walk back and forth to take the railroad to and from work, it seems that there is a new building being constructed in the city. With all of the construction and materials and digging and trucks going back an forth, pollution seems to be at an all-time high. Since […]
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NEWS – Nanoleaf is all about smart home lighting that is both beautiful and functional and now their customizable eco-friendly Nanoleaf Canvas light panel system goes one step further by adding new Touch Actions capability that turns their smart light panels into smart buttons. Integrating with all Apple HomeKit devices, the new FREE upgrade for
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NEWS – Earlier this month, Airstream announced that all of their new Classic travel trailers can be outfitted with Airstream Smart Control Technology. With a smartphone app, you’ll be able to monitor and control many of the functions of your Classic trailer. Smart Control adds the following features: Stay connected – to your Classic, to
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I have an old-style downlight in my foyer, and I wanted a smart bulb for it. I saw a lot of retrofit kits for recessed lights with the light source and trim kit in one. But those weren’t what I wanted, because none I found were wirelessly controllable. I gave up on those kits
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My house is probably like most houses out there. There are some rooms that are hotter than I’d like and some that are colder than I’d like, no matter the season. Because of the location of the thermostat and the long shape of the condo, our bedrooms tend to be chilly in the winter and
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Turning your home into a smart home is a whole lot easier if you add the home automation tech during the building phase instead of waiting years later to retrofit tech into an existing home. Although that’s great advice, it won’t help you if you want to get into the home automation game with an older
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I never get tired of trying out new smart-home devices. Whether they are security cameras, home automation devices, or smart assistants, I absolutely love playing with these new gadgets. Imagine the joy I experienced when I heard about Nucleus, a tablet sized Wi-Fi intercom that can function as all of the above.
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The Amazon Echo costs $179.99. Would you like the same functionality (and then some), but save $50? Of course! Introducing the Lenovo Smart Assistant, featuring Amazon Alexa. This will be released by Lenovo in May 2017, at a cost of $129.99. Don’t want a giant black tower in the middle of your room? The Lenovo
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LED technology keeps getting more and more common. As it does, the costs keep going down, and the cycle of innovation and placing them into more and more common items continues. Sansi, through their Loftek brand, has an LED bulb that doesn’t need a hub to be “group-able” and controllable from an app on your
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