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Ola Makes Keyless, Phoneless Smart Locks
The latest in smart locks features both Bluetooth and capacitive fingerprint technology.
The latest in smart locks features both Bluetooth and capacitive fingerprint technology.
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MyQ Garage Smart Garage Door Opener Review: Protecting the Internet of Things in Your Garage
The MyQ Garage is an easy-to-install and smart device that brings home automation to the garage.
A few years ago I wrote an article about how nice it would be if I had a way of checking on the status of my garage door when I was away from home. The reason, of course, was that I came home from a weekend away and found that I’d left the garage door […]
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HomeSeer Packs Z-Wave into HomeTroller Zee S2 Home Control Systems
These home control systems offer built-in Z-Wave Plus and a better performance than its predecessor.
These home control systems offer built-in Z-Wave Plus and a better performance than its predecessor.
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Friday Smart Lock Offers Key-Free Security with Style
The latest smart lock features support for Apple HomeKit and Thread, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth.
The latest smart lock features support for HomeKit and Thread, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth.
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Kevo Smart Locks Add Bridge for Zigbee, Z-Wave Home Automation
Home Connect Bridge translates ZigBee and Z-Wave to Bluetooth (BLE), enabling smart home systems to communicate directly with Kwikset’s BLE Kevo smart locks.
Kwikset’s Kevo Bluetooth (BLE) smart locks for doors can finally integrate with home automation systems thanks to a new Home Connect Bridge that translates ZigBee and Z-Wave commands into Bluetooth for controlling the lock. When Kwikset introduced arguably the first Bluetooth door lock a few years ago, it didn’t do all that much. It didn’t […]
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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.
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, […]
Get the GuideTop 5 Do-It-Yourself Smart Home Systems
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?
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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Goji Deadbolt is the Smart Lock That Can Send Picture Alerts
The smart lock has a built-in camera, which can send pictures via text and email.
The smart lock has a built-in camera, which can send pictures via text and email.
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