Smart Homes
Top 10 Smart Home Products For 2020
How to get started with your Smart Home. If you need assistance deciding on the best option for you, setting up or training on the following top 10 Smart Home products, please click here. +++ +++ +++ Top Smart Home Products for 2020: 1. Echo Plus 2. Echo Dot 3. Amazon Smart Plug…
Read MoreTips and tricks to start your new year right with Alexa
After a record-breaking holiday season for Amazon Devices, we’ve compiled a few tips and tricks from someone who knows how to make your homework harder for you. Customers worldwide purchased tens of millions Amazon Devices this holiday—and they’ll be getting set up heading into 2020. Customers love their devices for features like timers, weathers, music,…
Read MoreI’m Scared to Live Alone with Macular Degeneration
“I live alone and worry about what’s going to happen to me.” This is not only a concern for those who have macular degeneration but for many people with perfect vision, especially those of a ‘certain’ age, ie. seniors. Living alone and being alone People live alone by choice or by circumstances. Decisions made when…
Read MoreComcast Dives Deeper Into Smart Home With Voice-Activated Smart Lock Partnership
Comcast has been using its Xfinity brand to penetrate the smart home market using a smart voice-driven TV experience as the hub. Now it’s adding partnerships with home security companies for smart locks. In other words, couch potatoes can tell their TVs to lock the front door without getting up. Xfinity’s smart home solution now…
Read MoreGoogle’s Nest wants to create smart home devices for senior citizens
Products like the Nest and other devices could help people who are blind and visually impaired live independently longer, CNBC reports. Nest is reportedly looking to integrate smart home devices into senior living facilities to help people live independently longer. The smart home device maker has been communicating with experts and senior living facilities to pitch the incorporation…
Read MoreHow to Create a Foolproof Smart Home Security System
Home security systems can give you valuable peace of mind, primarily when you can’t monitor the premises in person. Even better, many of today’s options have smart technologies that employ facial recognition, cloud data storage and more. If you’ve decided to invest in a smart home security system, here are five tips on how to…
Read More6 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting up Your Smart Home
Deciding to transition your abode into a smart home is an exciting choice that can make your life more convenient. However, everyone can make mistakes when doing things for the first time. Here’s what not to do when setting up your smart home. 1. Choosing Cost Over Quality It’s understandable if you need to stick to a…
Read More11 Smart Home Devices You Didn’t Know Existed
Smart home devices are fundamentally changing the way we live our lives, turning our homes into tech wonderlands. With connected appliances, the dream of controlling every single aspect of our homes with a virtual butler is fast becoming reality. Aside from the usual suspects – smart TVs, smart bulbs, smart speakers, smart thermostats, smart door…
Read MoreBest smart home systems for a connected domicile
Best smart home systems for a connected domicile by Christopher Null, Freelance Contributor, TechHive on May 1, 2018 Your home is only as smart as the hub that orchestrates everything behind the scenes. Whether you want a generalist automation kit or a security-savvy alarm system, these DIY tools are the best of the bunch. From smart light…
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