When I first heard of smart faucets, I was initially skeptical. I figured this was yet another example of “over-smart-home-ization” where companies needlessly add “smart” WiFi function to their product. However, after I looked into these smart faucets, I started to change my mind. With a voice-activated faucet, you can avoid touching the faucet with …
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Do you ever get sick of constantly wandering around your home opening and closing blinds? The whole annoying process can be avoided with a proper smart blind retrofit kit like the ones in this article. These tilt blind kits work by attaching a motor to your blinds so that you can open or close them …
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In this article, I’ll show you how to connect your smart lights to the Alexa app, and how to easily control them using natural, easy to remember commands no matter how many lights you add.
Outdoor smart plugs are a great way to schedule your light displays or other outdoor landscaping features. This list reviews five different outdoor smart plugs, based on factors like smart home integration, WiFi connection, and weatherproofing. After reviewing the options, I believe the best choice more most people will be the Meross outdoor smart plug.
Smart padlocks sound great in theory. Simply use your fingerprint or an app on your phone to unlock your gate or gym locker, eliminating the need to remember a combination or key. Just about every smart padlock I looked at for this review suffers from some issue from battery life, to fingerprint scanning, to app …
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