By Mark Moody, Product Manager, Legrand North & Central America Design and technology are symbiotically driving an environment to thrill homeowners, home systems integrators, and interior designers with new and exciting keypad options. In fact, with a growing range of unique styles and configurations and faceplate colors and finishes, keypads are becoming visual feature points […]
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A Smart Home for Less Than $500?
Having a smart home doesn’t have to break your bank account. Sure, you can dip deep into your savings to laden your house with dozens of smart devices, but for most folks who like to DIY, a slow and steady integration of products wins the game. You will feel less strain on your pocketbook and […]
Read MoreNew D-Link Router Controlled by Amazon Alexa
The home router could be considered the unsung hero of a smart home. It’s an essential part of the smart home ecosystem, but people pay little attention to it. Let’s face it—dealing with routers isn’t fun; in fact, it can be downright infuriating. Still, as the gateway for potential hackers, our home routers demand our […]
Read MoreSmart Home Skeptics Become Fans of Elan Home Automation System
It’s a familiar story among many homeowners: past experiences with expensive, complicated home automation systems have left a bad taste in their mouths. Consequently, when they move into a new home, they are reluctant to try the capabilities of newer, simpler, more reliable systems. As Mark van den Broek, owner of Sarasota, Fla.-based SmartHouse Integration […]
Read MoreWhat is the One Smart Home Technology You Can’t Live Without?
If someone were to ask you to give up a technology for one day, which would you have the hardest time parting with? Your smartphone? Computer? Maybe the garage door opener? According to a data revealed by the Customer and Product Experience 260 Survey by iQor, the WiFi router ranks as the number one technology […]
Read More10 Ways IFTTT Can Help Manage Your House
By Yoav Avidor, CEO of Agan Aroma and Founder of Moodo IFTTT is short for “If, This, Then That.” It is an open programming platform that allows consumers to create or access simple IFTTT recipes for the smart home devices to follow. For example, “If it is raining out, then stop the sprinkler system temporarily.” […]
Read More10 Ways Voice Control in the Home Will Change Your Life
I’m tinkering in the garage with greasy hands and would like to turn on a light without leaving my project. Many brands of light switches are available that can respond to voice commands that are issued through any of the popular voice control platforms. The switch stays clean and you can continue with your work […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Cortana Now Speaks IFTTT
Cortana, the virtual assistant by Microsoft, may have come out of the gate slower than its competitors Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, but it’s gathering traction thanks to its recent compatibility with IFTTT and integration friendlinesss with several leading manufacturers of smart home devices. The IFTTT platform enables consumers to utilize and create “recipes” that […]
Read MoreFacebook Fiona: New Competition for Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, and Google Home
If you haven’t already invested in one of the many smart home speakers on the market, this summer you’ll have even more options, as Facebook plans to unveil its own version of voice-enabled smart home speakers, called Fiona and Aloha. Unlike most of the smart home speakers available today, like Amazon Echo, Google Home, and […]
Read More3 Valentines Day Smart Homes
Celebrating Valentines Day is all about setting the mood. You want wherever you’re spending time with your sweetie to look at feel romantic and alluring. That might mean dimming the lights or choosing a color like light pink to shine from a smart Philips Hue bulb. Music is another effective mood-setter, and these days you […]
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