Smart Home Reviews, Information, Home Automation Trends
Welcome to Smarter Home Automation! Almost everyone is looking forward to affordable smart home solutions that are relatively easy to implement and use. We are all about helping you understand and choose the best home automation gear for your world: That’s why we call our review site Smarter Home Automation.

A Pano of our Smart Home Great Room and Kitchen. Too small too see, of course, are smart products including. Schlage Sense lock, Ecobee thermostat, LIFX color smart bulbs, Sylvania Lightify color strip lighting, and Gardenspots, Lutron dimmer switches, Fibaro micro-controllers…
To accomplish this noble goal, we will provide you with in-depth reviews of these products for the smart home. But there’s more: There will be articles, videos, blogs and reports that discuss the latest trends, in both gear, and market direction. Read More
Featured Reviews
Securing your home, staying aware of who is on your porch and monitoring any suspicious activity is what August Doorbell Cam Pro ...
I’ve been excited about the Aurora by Nanoleaf since I first saw a demo and shot a video at CES in 2016 – that’s about 23 months ago. ...
See and speak with visitors at the door from anywhere using your smartphone. The August Doorbell Cam allows you to quickly connect and ...
Meet the Echobox Finder X1 Titanium Earphones. These in-ear monitors produce some quality sound, worthy of true audiophiles and ...
Answer your door from anywhere. Ring video doorbell allows you to instantly answer your doorbell and get alerts when visitors press ...
The SkyBell HD is a great piece of home security tech that allows you to always know who is at your door. Equipped with a motion sensor ...
Answer your door at the flick of an app when you are home or away. The Notifi video doorbell system from HeathZenith will send you ...
Wink Hub 2 is the next generation of one of the best home automation hubs on the Market. Now with more horse power and an all new form ...
Google Home is coming on strong Google Home is far more than just a voice activated speaker. Powered by the Google Assistant, it ...
The iDevices Smart Switch is one of the most compatible smart switches on the market, as it works with HomeKit, Alexa and your Android ...
Kwikset is a well known lock manufacturer with a big presence in the home automation industry, thanks to their smart lock technology. ...
Eve Room delivers up to the minute air quality, temperature and humidity readings. Providing you with important information about the ...
Somfy myLink controls our motorized shades. Somfy isn’t a household name. That’s because they make the motors for many products ...
The Schlage Camelot 619 is the third Smart Lock that I’ve reviewed. It is a Z-Wave based lock, which I installed and have been ...
“The Worlds Smartest Light Bulb”, is one lofty tagline. Ilumi’s lights featuring Bluetooth Mesh technology, on board ...
Nest is the trendsetter in the thermostat space. The original smart thermostat, they are now on their 3rd generation of the Nest ...
We’ve reviewed smart outlets for the smart home before, but the Eve Energy is unique due to Apple HomeKit compatibility, which allows ...
Amazon Echo is a voice activated personal assistant, and so much more. Designed to deliver superb voice control and instant access to ...
The Ecobee3 is one very smart thermostat, and, it’s also worldly and friendly! The Ecobee3 relies on Wifi for communications, so ...
The Lightify GardenSpot RGB outdoor LED color lighting system is manufactured by Osram/Sylvania. The Lightify folks sent me one to ...
Featured Articles
It seems like everyone is making robots these days. Recently, the world was up in arms about the new door-opening dog robots from ...
With the delivery date of the Apple HomePod fast approaching, Siri users are eager for Apple’s addition to the smart personal assistant ...
We’ve all been there. A cool new product comes out, like a smart thermostat or video doorbell. We research, read reviews, and find out… ...
Long before the word “robot” was first invented in 1920, humans have dreamt of humanoid machines that not only obey our every whim, but ...
It’s the moment all Apple-lovers have been waiting for – the Apple HomePod has become available for pre-order! The HomePod is Apple’s ...
A new term that’s been introduced to our cultural lexicon is “porch pirate,” or someone who steals Amazon packages from your doorstep. ...
The annual CES trade show is upon us! Every year in Las Vegas, Nevada, thousands of consumer electronics companies convene in one of ...
Give Your Loved Ones the Gift of Smart Home Automation! The holidays have arrived, and with it, shopper’s anxiety. What do you get for ...
Life can get complicated. Your home doesn’t have to be. With smart products in every category, you can automate your life and your ...
Kinked necks and sore shoulder muscles are a thing of the past with MantleMount’s MM850, their first automated TV mount. So many have ...
Savant, a leader in smart technology, unveiled their next generation TrueImage lighting software at CEDIA 2017. Savant Systems serves ...
Google Home has some exciting new updates for music lovers! Now you can add a Spotify Free account and use your Assistant to play your ...
HomeAway, AirBnB, and services like it are quite possibly the most comfortable lodging options for vacationers. These services allow ...
It was the Fall of 2010, and two MBA Classmates had a vision. They dreamed of “making light better,” a dream which became reality after ...
Apple introduced consumers to the concept of a pocket personal assistant back in 2010, when Siri was integrated into the ...
August Home, a premium smart lock manufacturer, has just released the newest August Smart Lock – the August Smart Lock Pro. This ...
For some time now, Amazon Echo and smart lock users have been waiting with bated breath for a development that will allow them to lock ...
Transform your beloved MacBook Air into a touchscreen computer with the AirBar Touchscreen Sensor for MacBook Air. Neonode, a company ...
IFTTT may be the DIY tool you are looking for to bring your smart home together. As the Internet of Things continues to grow and we end ...
FLIR aims to raise the scope of human vision to a whole new level. A company that specializes in increasing our awareness and ...
Smart lighting is a popular choice for many homes, but how about artistic smart lighting? Nanoleaf Aurora is possibly the most ...
The ilumi Smartstrip is a millennial’s dream. Smart lighting is fun on its own, but with the new ilumi Smartstrip, you can transform ...
One the world’s first HomeKit enabled light switches has stepped out into the spotlight. Elgato Eve has surpassed the competition with ...
Meet the Canary Flex, a 360 degree HD security camera with crystal clear audio, placement flexibility, and a sleek design. The small ...
The days of too-hot or lukewarm beverages are over. Ember mug, the world’s first temperature controlled mug, uses an app to adjust its ...
Featured Videos
Looking for high-end smart gear? Lutron offers three sophisticated systems for the smart home and commercial installations. The first ...
Lightify Flex is a smart strip lighting kit by Sylvania. These strip lights are perfect for accent lighting, recessed lighting, and ...
Lightify Flex is a smart strip lighting kit by Sylvania. These strip lights are perfect for accent lighting, recessed lighting, and ...
This is the second of two videos about the KwikSet SmartCode 916. This one focuses on using the keypad features. Check out the full review.
In this video, Art walks through using the Kwikset Kevo Bluetooth Deadbolt Lock. Read the review here.
In this video, Art Feierman, editor of SmarterHomeAutomation.com, walks through using the Honeywell WiFi Voice-Controlled TH9320 ...
In this video, our editor, Art, walks through the installation of the Honeywell WiFi Voice-Controlled TH9320 thermostat. Read the full ...
The range of home automation gear covered, stretches from smart locks and motion sensors, to thermostats, light switches, outlets, garage door openers using geo-fencing, window shades that do their thing to save energy, energy monitoring and so much more.
Consider Smart color (and white) lighting – indoor and outdoor, as one game changer we’ll be heavily focused on. It can make it easier to wake up refreshed or to more quickly fall asleep but will also rethink modern interior design. We are also reviewing the controllers, hubs, wifi routers and extenders, that tie everything together.
The connected smart home is app driven so our reviews will consider the competence and ease of use of those apps that control your smart devices.
No longer is home automation only for the top 1%ers from companies like Crestron and Control4, or for the DIY types who don’t mind living on the “bleeding edge.”
The Smart Home is about to go mainstream!
Look to Amazon’s voice controlled Echo and Apple HomeKit – a Siri controlled environment, as too huge potential game changers.
HomeKit, could be for Apple, their next massive success ala iPod, iPhone, etc. it likely will cause this industry to take off. Many companies are committing to supporting Homekit including some big names like Lutron, Philips Hue, Honeywell and Ecobee thermostats, Schlage door locks, Hunter fans…
Will millions of iPhone and Mac users trust that the Apple ecosystem will make the smart home practical, affordable, and easy? Almost certainly. Apple won’t be alone. Google has their own plans some of which are built around their acquisition of the Nest thermostat.
These are exciting times the birth of SMARTER home automation, where simplicity and affordability meet. Whether you refer to it as the Connected Home, IOT, or simply the Smart Home, welcome to the party!