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A Pano of our Smart Home Great Room and Kitchen. Too small to 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, and more.
Featured Reviews
Keep the whole room in sight with one camera. . Monitor everything at once. No corner is hidden, no spot unseen. The ez360 delivers ...
The Smart Plug Mini by Eufy is a compact plug that transforms any “dumb” electronic device into a smart one. Lights, appliances, game ...
The Aurora Nanoleaf Rhythm Module is made by Nanoleaf and is an add-on to their flagship product, the Nanoleaf Light Panels. The Rhythm ...
Security is on the top of everyone’s minds. The EZVIZ EzGuard 1080 is a one camera security solution. It delivers great security ...
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. ...
Answer your door from anywhere. Ring video doorbell allows you to instantly answer your doorbell and get alerts when visitors press ...
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 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 ...
Featured Articles
Oledcomm has reinvented high-speed internet as we know it. WiFi signals are transmitted via waves that are more condensed than radio ...
The Cemtrex Smart Desk is next level technology, taking a common workspace and transforming it into the desk of the future. We had the ...
Fan of smart gear, or home theaters, and love cool, free stuff? SmarterHomeAutomation.com and ProjectorReviews.com are partnering to ...
Amazon continually releases new features and capabilities for its assortment of smart speakers. This article details 3 new Alexa ...
Last night, Nest Ecosystem users were transported back to the Dark Ages when access to the Nest app and web browsers went offline. In a ...
Google Home is a smart personal assistant hub that gets more capable by the day, with more improvements being seen as time goes on. One ...
Google Home, one of the top personal assistant devices on the market, is seeing some sweet discounts in the United States and Canada. ...
Apple users rejoice! The original Apple Watch, once $349 for the 38mm version, $399 for the 42mm, you can now get this piece of tech ...
Parenting is one of the most rewarding things one can do in their life, and one of the most challenging as well. Alexa, one of the top ...
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… ...
A new term that’s been introduced to our cultural lexicon is “porch pirate,” or someone who steals Amazon packages from your doorstep. ...
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 ...
HomeAway, AirBnB, and services like it are quite possibly the most comfortable lodging options for vacationers. These services allow ...
Apple introduced consumers to the concept of a pocket personal assistant back in 2010, when Siri was integrated into the ...
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 ...
Google Home Takes On Amazon Echo In The Battle Of Personal Assistants In what is possibly the most significant technological race since ...
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!