by dbadmin | Feb 28, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Reviews, security camera, Smart Home
Credit: Roger Fingas / Android Authority Even if a homeowner never invests in a dedicated security camera, one thing they’re liable to buy is a video doorbell, if just so they can pre-screen visitors and scare off porch pirates. The Blink Video Doorbell is an entry...
by dbadmin | Feb 26, 2022 | Features, Opinions, Smart Home
Credit: Nanoleaf Recently, I addressed industry changes promising to “fix” the smart home by the end of 2022, alleviating issues like overloaded Wi-Fi and fractured platform support. Those changes should make the technology more appealing to both veterans and...
by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Smart Home, The Best
Credit: Amazon Amazon Alexa is mostly about controlling speakers and your smart home, but being a modern digital assistant, it can handle a lot more than that. In fact there’s a surprisingly large number of voice-based games for Alexa, so we’ve compiled a list of the...
by dbadmin | Feb 22, 2022 | Deals, Smart Home
Credit: Amazon The winter off-season is a smart time to upgrade your lawnmower. Sure, a trusty mower is nice, rather have a speedy new powerhouse that allows you to spend less time cutting? We’ve gone ahead and put together some of the best lawn mower deals to help...
by dbadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Features, Smart Home
While a smart home certainly isn’t a necessity, a smarter home can make all the difference in convenience, control, and even power savings. As a lifelong tinkerer, I’ve been on the connected home bandwagon for close to a decade. In fact, the idea for an automated...
by dbadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Features, Smart Home
In less than a decade, smart home tech has gone from a luxury for the rich to something relatively commonplace. Even if you can’t afford high-end Sonos speakers or a wall covered in Nanoleaf panels, you can probably afford an Echo Dot or a Lenovo Smart Clock. Yet...
