Over the past several months Electronic House has been featuring the award-winning products of its Products of the Year contest. Now, we’ve compiled all the winners, as well as all of the entrants, in one comprehensive guide. You can find the guide as a free download here. Inside, you’ll find descriptions of more than 70 […]
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5 Smart Lights You Can Control With Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant
Two of the hottest technologies to recently hit the home automation scene are voice control and smart light bulbs and switches. A natural partnership, it enables you to operate one of the most basic and necessary parts of your home—a light bulb or wall switch—by just uttering a simple voice command. You can turn a […]
Get the GuideWireless Lutron Lighting and Shade Automation Modernize Historic Home
The world of home electronics has definitely gone the way of wireless. Today, you can find sound systems that pump tunes to speakers without any wiring, security cameras that run off batteries and shoot video to your phone via Wi-Fi; and automation hubs that issue commands to lights, thermostats, and other gear over a myriad […]
Get the Guide10 Smart House Gifts for Mom
Candy and flowers are so old-school. Sure, your Mom will appreciate them, but what most Moms really want is more time to relax, unwind, and enjoy some well-deserved free time. What better way to help carve out that time for Mom than with a Mother’s Day gift that can simplify her day, or just make […]
Get the GuideFeit Electric Offers LED Light Bulbs Made of Colored Glass
LED light bulbs have become mainstay in many homes, replacing less efficient incandescent light bulbs. Their energy-efficiency and long life have been their biggest selling features, but increasingly manufacturers are incorporating other innovative technologies to make LED light bulbs even more versatile. Feit Electric, for one, now offers a line of Glass Color Filament Bulbs […]
Get the Guide6 New Stylish LED Fixtures: Bright Ideas From Eurolace 2017
By Leonora Sartori, Houzz From the editor: Now that lighting control systems are able to manage a variety of different light sources, including LED, versatility is the name of the game when selecting fixtures for your home. And today the styles run the gamut. No longer are you limited to only incandescent fixtures if you […]
Get the GuideBest Smart Lights of 2017
Determining the best smart lights and lighting components is by no means and easy task. But each year, the judging committee and Electronic House magazine selects from numerous submissions entered by many manufacturers the top products and systems for your home. The judges consider innovation, uniqueness, and practical benefits to end users when choosing the […]
Get the GuideIkea Adds Philips Hue to Smart-Home Lighting Collection
Ikea is joining the ranks of Amazon and Apple, bringing smart home control to consumers with the promise of an easy setup and attractive price tag. The furniture store’s smart lighting line is called Trådfri, which means “wireless” in Swedish. In line with what is perhaps the most popular smart lighting solution on the market, […]
Get the GuidePhilips Hue and the Health Benefits of Smart Lighting
Smart lighting like the Philips Hue smart bulb is able to make our lives more convenient, no doubt. Being able to tap one button on a smartphone to activate a group of lights as you enter your house is quicker and easier than strolling through the house to tap multiple individual wall switches. It’s also […]
Get the GuideLutron’s HomeWorks QS Helps Home Achieve NetZero Rating
It’s tough to imagine technology enabling a home to conserve so much energy that it’s able to sustain itself. After all, electronic systems require power to operate, and when a residence is outfitted with some of the most elaborate lighting and automation systems on the planet, it’s natural to envision an electric bill that’s through […]
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