Smart sensors are the connected eyes and ears of your smart home ecosystem, allowing a level of automation beyond simply scheduling and triggering device activation. With the best smart sensors and detection modules able to pick up anything from light and motion to sound and changes in air quality, the possibilities of building a level of intelligent detection capability … [Read more...] about The Best Smart Sensors for Home Automation and Monitoring
Home Automation
The Ultimate Home Automation Guide for Beginners – 2020 Edition
Home automation is redefining what it means to build an intelligent smart home. From switching off the lights when no-one's in the room, to automatically setting the right temperature before you get home from work, the latest smart devices are making hands-free home automation a reality. In this guide, we’ve taken a look at the essentials to help you get started in … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Home Automation Guide for Beginners – 2020 Edition
The Essential Guide to IFTTT and IFTTT Applets for the Smart Home
The chances are, even if you're new to the smart home game, you've probably come across some of the major smart home ecosystems (think Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Nest) as well as the main players when it comes to wireless smart home protocols (WiFi, ZigBee, Z-Wave etc). What you may not be as familiar with however, is the IFTTT service of web-based applets which … [Read more...] about The Essential Guide to IFTTT and IFTTT Applets for the Smart Home
The Best Affordable Smart Home Devices – The Best Cheap Smart Tech Options for Building a Budget-Friendly Smart Home Today
Building a fully integrated smart home is one of those tasks that can feel as though it's exclusive to those with a big budget, and to an extent, once upon a time, this was definitely the case. The truth today however, is that it's now possible to deck your home out with some of the very best smart technology devices for a fraction of the cost of even a couple of years ago … [Read more...] about The Best Affordable Smart Home Devices – The Best Cheap Smart Tech Options for Building a Budget-Friendly Smart Home Today
Amazon Key – Smart Home Integration for Home Deliveries
If you're never home for deliveries and have been waiting for a viable alternative to leaving packages with the neighbor or hiding a key under the doormat, then the launch of Amazon Key may be what you've been waiting for. The premise is simple. As a member of Amazon Prime (within the current trial area), you can now have your Amazon packages delivered inside of your … [Read more...] about Amazon Key – Smart Home Integration for Home Deliveries