Savant Takes a Simple but Elegant Approach to Home Automation
Unless you’re super rich, you’ve probably never heard of Savant. The home automation company brags about catering to…
Amazing Video Tour of a 1985 Home Automation System
YouTuber Avboden has a home automation system from 1985, and he recently created this video to show people how it…
Buzz In Guests Remotely With August Smart Lock's New Internet Hub
While I personally prefer an auto-lock that doesn't connect to the Internet and expose my home network to the antics of…
Ivee Sleek Review: The Dumbest Smart Clock Money Can Buy
"If you can't say something nice," the saying goes, "don't say anything at all." If I stuck to that, this would be a…
August Smart Lock Review: A Great Lock that Moves With You
Smart locks, along with intelligent lights, are the standard bearers for today's home automation movement with some…
What Everyone's Getting Wrong About Home Automation
Yesterday, we posted about the potential future of the Apple TV as your smart home hub. It prompted an analysis from…
The SwannOne Hub Controls Your Entire House from a Single App
Being able to control virtually everything in your home with just a few taps on a mobile device is fantastically…
The Latest Smart Thermostat Knows When You're Away from Home
Smart home thermostats are becoming quite common and, for the Nest at least, downright popular. But most of these…
A Simple Wristband That Controls Every Gadget In Your House
The Clapper may have been little more than a joke in its day, but it's stuck around for a reason: Simple home…
Report: Apple's Home Automation System May Be Simpler Than You'd Hope
GigaOm has a report on Apple's forthcoming connected home system. According to the site, it might be a hell of a lot…
Three Awesome New Hues That Will Light Up Your Living Room
Philips has announced the upcoming release of three new products in the Hue lighting ecosystem: a streamlined and…
Belkin's WeMo Smart LED Bulbs Put the Light Switch On Your Phone
Belkin continues its pursuit of making home automation a simple plug-and-play affair with the introduction of its new…
Honeywell's New Voice-Activated Thermostat Brings Comfort to the Lazy
It never fails. The moment you finally get comfortable under your covers is the moment you realize that you haven't…
Your Xbox One Is Going to Control Your Entire Home Someday
Yesterday's Xbox One premier was a blazing hailstorm of announcements, each one more tantalizing than the next. And…
5 Apps to Turn Your Phone into a Universal Remote
Controlling your home theater system used to be easy—you simply told your kid to turn the knob and presto,…
Watch Siri Turn Into a Home Automation Master With the Help Of Raspberry Pi
With home automation being all the rage these days, it was only a matter of time before Siri got her little, occasiona…
Iris Care Lets You Know When Your Parents Have Fallen and Can't Get Up
The Iris home security and energy monitor system from Lowes now does more than just track your water and electricity…
Iris Home Energy and Security Monitor Review: Your House, Safer and Smarter
Manual locks and dumb thermostats are old technology in our internet-connected world. With a Wi-Fi connection and an…
Belkin's WeMo Baby Monitor Turns Your iPhone Into a Nanny
We weren't exactly blown away with Belkin's WeMo home automation system, but for just $90 its new Wi-Fi enabled WeMo…
Belkin WeMo Switch + Motion Review: A Gadget That Actually Makes Your House Worse
Home automation is stylish, but hard to set up. So the Belkin WeMo system, which simplifies the whole thing with a…