Studio Apartment Smart Home
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How to convert your studio apartment into a Smart Home

Living in a BIG CITY, usually means you live in a small apartment, and for some a studio apartment. And more often you are living in a rental! So how can you balance your desire to have a smart home, one that is plug and play, so that when…
Five Reasons Why You Should Get a Smart Lock
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Four Reasons Why You Should Get a Smart Lock

Smart Locks are a gateway to the smart home, here are four reasons why you should get a smart lock One of the most obvious improvements smart technology delivers to door locks is a keyless system that strongly simplifies the entry procedures to…
Streaming TV Subscriptions
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Streaming Tv Subscriptions: Expectations vs. Reality

We wanted à la carte television, and now we have it — and it costs more than cable. Here’s how to watch your favorite shows without overpaying for a dozen apps. If you were to subscribe to just the streaming services…
Smart Home Istallation
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Smart Home Installation - It’s complicated!

The smart home was supposed to make things simple. It was supposed to cook for you, clean for you, pick out your clothes, and gently wake you up by parting the curtains. But that old ideal has been replaced with a vastly different new one:…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready

So you want to get your smart home Halloween ready, all you need are some smart plugs and smart lights for creating some really scary experiences. Those of us that love smart home technology know that it can help make our lives simpler…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Simple Smart Home Automation for the Hearing Impaired

Adding voice control to smart home automation has been a boon. Smart speakers like the Amazon Echo have brought voice controls into millions of homes -- but what if you can't hear what Alexa has to say? What if it's difficult or impossible…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Improve Your Sleep With Smart Home Technology

Sleep has been a hot topic as of late, with many podcasts and articles stressing the importance of getting in enough z’s. All of the attention is for good reason - studies show that an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans of all ages…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Smart Home Automation; Top 5 Troubleshooting Tips

The smart home automation process is nuanced, but planning ahead of time with these troubleshooting tips can save you some heartache. Here are the top five smart home automation problems you might run into when you’re outfitting your…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Smart Home Style Tips

Revamping your home into a connected smart house can seem like an intimidating task. You might wonder if the place will end up looking like an eyesore, with wires and gadgets everywhere you look. But as technological advances have been made…
Get Your Smart Home Halloween Ready
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Smart Home Cyber Attacks Are A Reality

The smart home market is gaining tremendous ground because connected devices bring convenience. But malicious attackers can take advantage of IoT device vulnerabilities. As data further entrenches itself as the currency of business,…