Smart Shades: What You Should Know Before Outfitting Your Home
Many smart home products have gone mainstream, like locks, thermostats and digital smart home assistants. There are other products, however, that have yet to gain steam for many consumers. One of those products is...
5 Ways to Use Your Amazon Echo During Thanksgiving
With the Amazon Echo smart home speaker, you can take Thanksgiving to the next level. Whether you’re hosting and own an Amazon Echo or you’re heading to the home of a family member that...
Big Names Are Getting into Home Automation
Home automation isn’t new, but it still feels new. As technology continues to advance, there are new products available all of the time. So of these products solve existing problems, others create new problems...
ELAN Introduces State-of-the-Art Remote for its Control System
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA, September 7, 2017 — ELAN from Core Brands introduced a new next generation remote controller— the HR30. According to ELAN Product Manager Eric Herdman, the remote sets a new standard for performance,...
Apple Updates HomePod with AirPlay – But Is That Enough?
While Amazon and Google have seen success with their smart home speakers, the usually popular Apple brand is struggling to connect with the market. In fact, their HomePod is, by most accounts, a dud.
HomePod...
The Latest on Google’s New OnHub
Less than a year ago, Google introduced their new router, called OnHub, that serves as an update to their old router which don’t support the newest wave of home automation. The OnHub is meant...
Ring and ADT Partnership Offers New Level of Smart Home Security
One of the great things about the rise of smart home technology is watching partnerships form. These partnerships are going to be the heart of what shapes the future of the smart home industry;...
Can Smart Technology Help Save Our Environment?
There’s a lot of chatter about smart home technology, and whether or not it is good for us, for our kids, for our pets, for our brain development, for our future…but what about our...
The 5G Internet of Things
OMG did you hear that 5G is coming to wireless networks? Or, is it here already; it’s so fast that I can’t tell.
No, it’s not here yet, and it could actually be several years...
Beyond Timers: Lighting Automation That Learns
There are several home automation and security systems to choose from these days, and if you’re not careful, you might end up with a really complicated system that requires you to constantly use the...