Smart bulbs make your home brighter while also allowing you to mimic the different scenes you see outside. Get the perfect lighting conditions for any activity, like bright white for reading and warm or subdued candle-like lighting for a romantic effect. These smart bulbs can also help you save on energy costs as well as allow you to turn your lights on or off even when you … [Read more...] about Ilumi A19 Bluetooth Smart LED Light Bulb vs. LIFX Plus: Which One Lights Up Your World?
The Top 3 Best Z Compatible Wave Deadbolts to Keep You Safer
Replacing your traditional door look is high up the list for most smart home users, enabling easier access to the home, monitoring of who comes and goes, and linking their arrival or departure to a range of smart home devices for improved comfort or energy efficiency. Naturally, there’s a wide range of Z-Wave compatible deadlocks on offer to ensure a headache for anyone … [Read more...] about The Top 3 Best Z Compatible Wave Deadbolts to Keep You Safer
The 10 (Plus More!) Best Uses for Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo is a device that allows you to play music, to get your questions answered, and to control connected devices just by speaking your command. Echo has been around only since 2014 and if you find yourself wondering what people are talking about when they mention it (or Alexa) or what you could do with it, here are some of the best uses for Amazon Echo. Play your … [Read more...] about The 10 (Plus More!) Best Uses for Amazon Echo
Nestcam vs Foscam: Which Smart Security Camera is Best?
With Nest thermostats a rapidly maturing market, as proven by the minimal upgrades on the new third-generation model, the company is looking for new areas to explore. The recently launched Nest Cam is its first foray into monitoring and security. Unlike with the Nest thermostat, there are plenty of other competitors in this space, with a range of products covering most … [Read more...] about Nestcam vs Foscam: Which Smart Security Camera is Best?
Will This Top the Smart Home Cameras? My Full iFamCare Helmet HD Cam Review
Another success story from the crowdfunding scene, iFamCare raised over $60,000 to reach the market and is now available on Amazon. Packing in a host of features, it aims to top many of the common smart home camera offerings. Despite the Helmet name, it is nothing to with a helmet cam for bike or motorbike riders, before you rush off to get one, it just happens to look a bit … [Read more...] about Will This Top the Smart Home Cameras? My Full iFamCare Helmet HD Cam Review
The Best Security Cameras for a Smart Home You’ll Love
The smart home market is full of security cameras, nanny cams, pet cams, and plenty of other models of recording device for the digital abode. Most of them use Wi-Fi only to connect and stream high levels of data around. However, there are still a few Z-Wave models that will integrate with your other smart home devices. Others will integrate with your smart home technology … [Read more...] about The Best Security Cameras for a Smart Home You’ll Love
Which Smart Home Speaker is Best? Amazon Tap vs Echo
Amazon’s Echo has been a marketing success for the company, even though it doesn’t give out sales figures. More importantly the smart home speaker is introducing many buyers who initially picked it up as a music gadget to the world of interactive and smart technology thanks to its Alexa smart agent. Along with the diminutive Amazon Echo Dot (see review), the company is … [Read more...] about Which Smart Home Speaker is Best? Amazon Tap vs Echo
The Top Smart-Things Compatible Thermostats You’ll Love
Samsung's SmartThings is a smart home system that allows you to connect your devices, then allows these devices to work together. This way, you can easily and quickly create some pretty awesome automation. For instance, you can connect your smart thermostat to your SmartThings hub to allow it to control your smart lights. Specifically, if the temperature inside your house … [Read more...] about The Top Smart-Things Compatible Thermostats You’ll Love
Which Works Best? The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub vs. RachioSmart Smart Watering
Smart devices are invading your garden, making it easier for you to keep your plants well-watered while also reducing water consumption. If you do not want to stress over how much, how long, and when to water your garden, then get rid of your current sprinkler system and get either a Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller or a GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub. Rachio Smart Sprinkler … [Read more...] about Which Works Best? The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub vs. RachioSmart Smart Watering
Roomba 980 vs Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum: Which One Works Best?
iRobot’s Roomba is a trusted brand when it comes to robot vacuums, with the Roomba 980 dominating the pack in terms of cleaning and navigation technology, as well as range of features. But one thing that turns some people off about the Roomba 980 is its expensive price tag. Now, the Roomba 980 has an unlikely challenger from Chinese brand Xiaomi. Called the Xiaomi Mi robot … [Read more...] about Roomba 980 vs Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum: Which One Works Best?