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Jasco GE Z-Wave Remote Controls Z-Wave Products, Solves Smart Home App Apathy

GE Z-Wave remote makes a smart addition to a Z-Wave based home automation system.

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Smart home automation systems using the wireless mesh network protocol Z-Wave to control and communicate with smart devices and sensors are proliferating like snow in Boston. The majority of Z-Wave products are controllable via tablet or smart phone apps, and that’s great for people who never let their iPhone or Android devices leave their side, […]

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Top 5 Do-It-Yourself Smart Home Systems

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The surge in broadband households with Wi-Fi has opened up the possibilities for smart homes in ways not possible before. No longer do you need a wiring infrastructure running from a central controller to switches and keypads throughout the house to enjoy a more connected home. Wireless control via Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, and other communications standards makes it possible to start building a DIY system for a couple of hundred dollars. They’re modular, too, so you can expand your system as budget allows.

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Is Your Smart Home Safe? Testing Smart Home Security

Is your DIY smart home system opening you up to security risks? Or are you the problem?

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The three pillars of the smart home are convenience, reliability and security (actually I made these up, but stick with me for a while anyway). If your smart home systems and devices don’t deliver on those three criteria, are they worth it, and worse, are they creating more problems than they solve. Possibly, according to […]

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