Smart home technology, when it’s done right, should make your life easier—not harder. You should be able to manage your household more efficiently and handle common tasks quicker than before. In some cases, smart home technology might even solve nagging issues that you’ve been struggling with at home for years. Here are 10 problem-solving smart […]
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Microsoft Cortana Voice Assistant to Available Through Harman Kardon Invoke Speaker
Just when you thought Amazon and Google had saturated the smart speaker market with their ever-expanding portfolios of voice assistant gadgets, along comes Harman Kardon with yet another option. As a relative late bloomer in the smart speaker market, Harman Kardon has chosen the Microsoft Cortana voice assistant as its platform. The timing, however, seems […]
Get the GuideBig or Small? Google Introduces Google Home Mini and Google Home Max Smart Speakers
You may have thought Amazon had it all wrapped up with its announcement of numerous new smart speakers just a few days ago. But not so fast. Hot on Amazon’s heels, Google responded with its own new flavors of Google Home products: A donut-shape voice-enabled speaker called the Mini, and a larger, more musically inclined […]
Get the GuideDownsizing? Owners of Award-Winning Home Do It With Technology
When most people think of downsizing, they envision a smaller home with fewer amenities. This wasn’t exactly the case for the owners of Electronic House’s Bronze-winning Home of the Year, Traditional Smart Home, Less than $150,000 (in technology). Go here to see all the 2017 Electronic House Home of the Year award winners. They tackled […]
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Everyone loves Sonos for its ability to stream music throughout the house. Now there’s another reason to swoon over this super-easy, super versatile, whole-house wireless music system: its ability to function as a voice-enabled smart speaker. The company recently announced Sonos One, the company’s first wireless speaker with voice control built-in. Supports Alexa; Google to […]
Get the GuideAmazon Alexa Transforms Family Room into a Home Theater
Article and Photography: Scott Fincher Photography With its many chandeliers and other crystalline fixtures, the manse in Lake County, Ill., sparkles, but what really shines is something that is almost invisible: advanced home automation by Digital Home Technologies. A Plan for Simplicity Not long after the home’s groundbreaking in 2015, Digital Home consulted with […]
Get the GuideHome of the Year: Control4 Delivers Award-Winning Style and Smarts to 6,000-Square-Foot Home
When a 6,000-square foot home gets rewired to handle a slew of sophisticated home technologies it’s a big deal. When the end result defies all signs of complicated retrofit work, the project and the team that pulled off the work deserve recognition. And that’s exactly what the Vail Valley, Colo., division of Texas-based Futurian Systems […]
Get the GuideA Look Inside NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin’s Automated 30,000-Square Foot Home
Denny Hamlin is an American stock car racing driver with a need for speed. When he’s not competing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, he’s enjoying his new 30,000-square-foot home in Lake Norman, N.C., that features an indoor basketball court, bowling alley, race and golf simulator, home theater, helicopter pad, and more. Seeking Synchronized Control During […]
Get the GuideHome of the Year: Lutron and Savant Systems Create Award Winning Smart Home
This ultra-contemporary home in Franklin, Mich., boasts unique design and convenient use, pulled together by collaboration among Spire Integrated Systems (Troy, Mich.), interior designer Ann-Marie Anton, and Young & Young Architects. The entire house, which was recently named the Electronic House Smart (Modern/Contemporary) Home of the Year, less than $150,000, Silver award-winner, is managed by […]
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For the 12th year in a row, Electronic House magazine hosted its popular Home of the Year contest. Home systems professionals across the country submitted some of their best, most innovative smart home projects to date. You can find all of the winners in this special digital edition, but here’s we’ve highlight some of our […]
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