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5 Best Thermostat Options That Can Double as Wall Art
A peek at the five best thermostat products that look as good as they function.
Sometimes you want technology to look as good as it functions. When it comes to the best thermostat, a lot of them… well, a lot of them aren’t very attractive. In most cases, this is the piece of the Electronic House that you really wouldn’t want to call attention to. Well, times are changing—and so […]
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The Almond+ and Almond 2015 can control the Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect.
The Almond+ and Almond 2015 can control the Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect.
Get the GuideNest Weave is the Smart Home Platform You've Been Waiting For
Previously exclusive to products like the Nest thermostat, the platform allows devices to talk to each other.
Nest is sharing the love—or at least sharing their protocol. The company just announced Nest Weave, a communication protocol that will allow all sorts of smart home devices to communicate with each other, as well as devices like the Nest thermostat, the Nest Protect, and the Nest Cam. Besides allowing all of these devices to […]
Get the GuideEditor's Note: What's Cooking?
If it’s cooking in my kitchen it’s likely to be a ham and cheese Hot Pocket or a Tombstone pizza. Quick, easy, and … YUCK. If I had more time to plan and prepare a real, honest-to-goodness meal, I’d dump my old standbys faster than a bad boyfriend. I’m pretty sure my guilt over poor […]
Get the GuideSmart Home Trends: A House that Learns
It seems like everywhere you turn, people are talking about smart stuff. Your smartwatch is talking to your smartphone, and both may be communicating with your smart home. If this sounds like a lot of digital gibberish, the good news is a lot of the connected devices inside the home can send commands on your […]
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Your smart home starts with a good list of home automation options
One of the biggest challenges of adding technology to a home is finding and comparing the many options available. You can scour the Internet for hours and still leave scratching your head. While the selection of home automation systems may not be as immense as stereo speakers or smart TVs, it’s still impressive … and […]
Get the GuideMeet the 3rd Generation Nest Thermostat
The latest Nest Thermostat is thinner, with a bigger, better display.
The third time’s a charm! The Nest Thermostat has become one of the hottest energy products in the Electronic House, thanks to all of those high-tech learning features. Now the company is making even more tweaks, in order to bring your home to a whole new level of comfort. Today, the company debuted the 3rd […]
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Insteon Apple HomeKit-Enabled Automation Hub Insteon is offering a smart home hub that works with Apple Homekit, as well as a new app that works with the Apple home automation platform. Announced in June 2014, HomeKit allows users to control devices individually or in pairs, all via Apple’s Siri voice assistant. This means you can […]
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3 amazing projects prove what’s possible when homeowners tackle automation on their own.
Interested in automating your home? There are options galore—from sophisticated systems that are best installed by a trained professional, those that you can buy and have installed by your Internet Service Provider, and packages of automation gear available online and at retail outlets that are designed to be set up by homeowners. The latter is […]
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