Category: #Smarthomes

The X-Sense Mini isn’t a smart smoke alarm, but it is very affordable, especially if you buy in bulk. And its ability to interconnect means…

If you have a number of Google Home or Nest speakers and Smart Displays scattered around your house, why not put them to use as…

As our homes fill with streaming devices, we need to manage them from all our machines, including Linux boxes. In this article we show you…

Ste Knight The Cybovac E30 is a robot vacuum cleaner (RVC) that forms part of the new Kyvol range of semi-autonomous cleaning solutions. They have…

Porch pirates and burglars got you down? A Wi-Fi-connected outdoor camera can deter crime and give you a live view outside your door. Here are…

Creating speakers groups to play music on multiple Google devices simultaneously used to require help from the Google Home app, but now you can queue…

Google Assistant and Nest smart speakers (aka Google Home) make it easy to add items to shopping lists with just your voice. If you don’t…

Color can affect your mood. Businesses spend thousands of dollars each year researching which colors of decor will encourage customers to drop the most dough when…

Video Doorbells are among the best smarthome devices you can own. And these days, there are more choices than ever, each with different benefits and…

Logitech has added a new connected security camera to its lineup, with the Circle View not only weatherproof but supporting Apple’s latest HomeKit protocol for…

You’ve figured out the basics of setting up your smart home, now it’s time to raise your game. I’ve spent years installing, configuring, and tweaking…

Connected kitchen gadgets are supposed to streamline cooking, but this one just gave me a headache. Source: https://www.wired.com/review/amazon-smart-oven/ Proactive Computing found this story and shared…

Tesla’s Powerwall can ironically create problems if you’re all-in on the company’s ecosystem. What happens if there’s a power outage and the battery pack has…

How often do you check your smart security system? You hooked everything up, and unless something happens, you probably just assume everything’s working normally. But,…

Thanks to COVID-19, more people are working from home than ever before. The only problem is you might not have a webcam to use. If…

Right now, with much of the world staying at home, your services might fail you. If you’re a Nest user, you may be experiencing that…

Amazon’s Blink is known for making affordable, easy-to-install cameras like the XT2. Its latest camera continues the trend. At $35, the Blink Mini is Blink’s most affordable…

Wyze Right now, more people are working from home than ever. Because of increased called for virtual conference calls, webcams are now a hot commodity…

While many buyers may think setting up a smart home is easy, it’s really anything but. To do things right, you need to make sure…

Imagine a luxurious bathroom that knows your perfect water temperature for your morning shower, adjusts the lighting as you walk in and a mirror that…

Did you know that you can use a Google Nest to find your phone? It doesn’t matter what kind of Nest you have; as long…