How to Prevent Basement Flooding For Just $100
A simple project you can do in under 30 minutes that protects your basement from water and your home from expensive damage – for just $100.
8 Baby Body Sensors That Are All the Rage
Parents want to keep their babies as safe and healthy as possible, and thanks to new developments in wearable technologies this is easier than ever.
7 Smart Home Products You Should Probably Avoid
Security concerns, compatibility, and the often high cost of entry, continue to hurt a market looking to add adopters. Here are some smart home product categories worth avoiding, at least for now.
The Automated Outlet: What Can Smart Outlets Really Accomplish?
Here are seven creative and useful ways you can make smart outlets work for you.
6 Smart Home Gadgets You Should Install Before Leaving For Summer Vacation
When you leave home for vacation, these six smart home products will prevent the damage done by fire and flood, protect you against any burglars, and are absolutely worth the money.
Foobot Indoor Air Quality Monitor Review
Shipping for $199, the Foobot, a connected indoor air monitor could potentially change your quality of life.
7 Ways a Bluetooth Speaker Can Let Your Gadgets Talk to You
You've probably seen portable Bluetooth speakers on sale, but never thought of a need for them. Think again: you can use IFTTT to make a simple notification system for your smart home.
Ecobee3 vs. Nest Thermostat: A Head-to-Head Comparison
Did you know that a smart thermostat can boost your home value? It's one of many reasons why a smart thermostat is well worth the initial investment. But which one should you get?
The Coolest Smart Gadgets Compatible With a SmartThings Hub
The SmartThings hub connects wirelessly with hundreds of compatible smart devices, allowing you to monitor, control, and secure your home from anywhere in the world.
How to Track Your Pets Using iOS or Android
For many, a pet is an integral part of the family. When they go missing, lives are disrupted. Pet trackers make finding man’s best friend easy and carefree.
5 Easy-to-Setup Smart Home Gadgets for First Timers
Smart home automation sounds awesome in theory, but a lot of folks are hesitant to try it out because the learning curve seems hard. If that describes you: it's easier than you think!
Clever IFTTT Smart Home Integrations For Your Life
The future of the smart home is now. And thanks to online websites like IFTTT, creating a smart home is easy and more impressive than ever.
The Internet of Things: 10 Useful Products You Must Try in 2016
The Internet of Things is ramping up in 2016, but what does that mean exactly? How do you personally benefit from the Internet of Things? Here are a few useful products to illustrate.
Install a Smart Valve and Stop Your Basement from Flooding
What if you could prevent home flooding or water damage by installing a single piece of equipment? I am, of course, talking about smart water valves.
8 Tech Products to Keep Your Baby Room (and Baby) Safe and Secure
Bringing baby home can be a scary experience, but these ten tech products can provide you with much-needed peace of mind about the safety and security of your home.
DIY Smart Home Sensors with Arduino, MySensors and OpenHAB
Smart home sensors cost a ridiculous amount of money. Wiring a whole house is the domain of those with silly amounts of disposable income. Let’s build our own with MySensors.
Meet the Arduino Killer: ESP8266
What if I told you a there's an Arduino-compatible dev board with built-in Wi-Fi for less than $10? Well, there is.
4 Ways a Smart LED Bulb Can Keep Your Home Safe & Secure
Did you know that a few LED bulbs could be the difference between a home robbery and peace of mind? Sounds weird, but it's true.
Smoke Detector Battle: Roost Smart Battery Vs Nest Protect
Once you see how the Roost Smart Battery and the Nest Protect stack up against one another, you'll wonder how you ever got along without either.
5 Cheapest Ways to Create Your Own Wireless Home Security Alarm
Put one of these five wireless home security alarms together with the recommend components, or use them as inspiration to come up with your own alarm system!