You can turn your old iPad into a smart home hub that works like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Karisa Langlo/CNET The new iPad Mini 6 may be coming shortly, just in time for the holiday season. You could expect it to have a USB-C port, a Smart Connector for keyboard […]
Turn your old iPad into a new smart home hub for your kids. Here’s how
You can turn your old iPad into a smart home hub that works like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Karisa Langlo/CNET Rumor has it that the new iPad Mini 6 may be coming this fall, just in time for the holiday season. You can expect it to have a USB-C port, […]
A Roomba could soon be the brain behind your smart home
Colin Angle, the CEO and founder of iRobot, believes that tech giants have botched the smart home. Systems like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and Samsung SmartThings all boast thousands of device integrations, but getting those disparate parts to work well in concert can be a tremendous pain. Instead […]
Smart cities promised urban tech utopias. So where are they?
Early in the pandemic, Sidewalk Labs — an offshoot of Google — announced it was shutting down a big project in Toronto called Quayside. It was meant to be a testing ground for smart-city concepts, a hyperconnected neighborhood from the ground up, with things like an underground network of package-delivery […]
Samsung SmartThings Edge Platform Unveiled for Smart Home Drivers
Samsung is embracing a new smart home ecosystem that is not in the cloud but locally based called Samsung SmartThings Edge. The new platform, which was released in beta, targets third-party app developers and those who write drivers for devices integrating with SmartThings in the smart home,. Announced in a […]
Alabama’s Smart Home Experts Share How Automation Can Help Seniors Living Alone
Sphere Audio Video has published its latest article on home automation for seniors and elderly living alone. It provides tips and ideas on how to use various smart devices to make life easier but also helps monitor your loved ones. Birmingham, United States – August 25, 2021 /NewsNetwork/ — An […]
Best smart thermostats of 2021
CNN — A smart thermostat can give you remote control over your heating and air conditioning, making sure your home is as cool or toasty as you like when you get home from work or wherever else, and a great one can monitor environmental conditions and your own preferences […]
The Best Automations for Smart Lights and Bulbs
Smart lighting is better than it’s ever been: There’s a myriad of smart lights and smart bulbs for every possible location or socket, all of them equipped with extra features that can be controlled with an app on your mobile device. But what exactly are you supposed to do with […]
Matter will accelerate growth in the smart home
2021 is shaping up to be a huge year for the smart home. Project CHIP is moving out of the ideas stage and will be launching later this year as Matter; a unified smart home standard that is backed by all the big boys of tech, such as Apple, Google […]
How to Use Amazon Smart Reordering
Part of the allure of a Smart Home system, which can be managed with a mobile app and Wi-Fi, is that the printers, washing machines, or refrigerators will automate mundane tasks. However, even smart appliances require smart supplies (laundry detergent, oven racks, printer cartridges, etc). That’s where Amazon’s Smart Reordering […]