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A Simple Little Cube Wants to Be the Remote Control For Your Smart Home

Smart home devices are seeping into our lives. But as the number of remotely adjustable aspects of home life grows, keeping track of all the apps that control everything could become a bit of headache—a fact which doesn’t really jive with the smart home philosophy of being as lazy as possible. Enter “Cube,” an innocuous…

Gadgets Maddie Stone Jun 14

Android @ Home Will Turn Your House Into a Giant, Automated Smartbox

Ever dreamed of turning lights on and off with your Android smartphone? Want to push music around the house like iPhone fanboys can with AirPlay? Google is bringing that to you with Android @ Home and Google Tungsten, their latest creations. https://gizmodo.com/google-music-upload-and-stream-all-your-tunes-from-the-5800408 Android @ Home will consist of a series of open source libraries which…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 10

Smarthome’s Rotating Power Outlet Gives Your Chargers Space

Smarthome’s rotating power outlet may not be as neat as the E-Rope concept, but it is still awesome. The rotating power outlet does exactly what a rotating power outlet should do; it rotates around for incalculable convenience, providing your power at all sorts of crazy angles. https://gizmodo.com/design-concept-e-rope-modular-power-strip-185733 OK, so the design maybe a little limited…

Tech News Haroon Malik Sep 23

Dealzmodo: 20% off at Smarthome

To celebrate Insteon’s second anniversary, Smarthome is offering 20% off all their home automation and lighting controls as long as you type in “EFRIEND1” as you ecode when you check out. They have some pretty cool stuff, like Logitech Harmony Remotes, speakers, X10 automation, and other stuff to make sure you never have to get…

Tech News Jason Chen May 26

Wiimote Controlled Smarthome

I’ve been getting scads of CES pitches from smarthome software and gear makers, and not a single one is as interesting as LiquidIce’s Wii-home hack. It uses the Wii browser, a Flash interface and some PHP script to control the lights, thermostat, security camera, cable DVR, and stereo system. This script can be used with…

Tech News Noah Robischon Dec 26

Smarthome 520TVL Surveillance Camera: On Guard Through Fire and Ice

Surveillance cameras often have more to do with paranoia, fantasy and fear than reality, but the Smarthome 520TVL color camera takes the real world into account, solving a major problem with outdoor surveillance cameras: cold and ice. Some cameras won’t work below certain temperatures, and any camera lens that’s iced over is not going to…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 15

Smarthome Solar Security Camera: Zero-Wire Surveilance

It isn’t as fancy as an IP based camera from D-Link. But this security camera keeps an eye on your property, using only power from the sun. The solar driven device only transmits A/V when it senses movement (up to 26 feet away.) Its video stream transmits over the crowded 2.4Ghz range, which means it…

Gadgets Brian Lam Aug 9

Smarthome Seat Cooler: Blessed Summertime Relief

This is the hottest time of the year, and what could be more welcome than a seat cooler that could turn that red-hot car seat into a cooling oasis in no time flat? Smarthome is offering this 12-Volt Cooling Car Summer Seat for $50—that’s $10 off its normal price—and it’s said to provide almost instant…

Gadgets Charlie White Jul 31

Solar-Powered Flickering Candle Lanterns

Smarthome’s Old-Fashioned Candle Lanterns harken back to the day when people had to watch television by candlelight. They’re solar powered and do their simulated flickering thing all night long, looking just like old-timey wax candles are nestled inside. They’re made of glass and metal, and can be mounted using a ground stake and hanging ring,…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 27

Solar Address Light

If that UPS guy keeps complaining about finding the address on your house, here’s a simple—and green—way to make sure it never happens again. From Smarthome comes the Solar Address Light, a piece of signage that will illuminate your address using solar power. The 4-inch numbers should be visible from up to 500 feet in…

Gadgets Tgrumet Feb 3

A Simple Little Cube Wants to Be the Remote Control For Your Smart Home

Android @ Home Will Turn Your House Into a Giant, Automated Smartbox

Smarthome’s Rotating Power Outlet Gives Your Chargers Space

Dealzmodo: 20% off at Smarthome

Wiimote Controlled Smarthome

Smarthome 520TVL Surveillance Camera: On Guard Through Fire and Ice

Smarthome Solar Security Camera: Zero-Wire Surveilance

Smarthome Seat Cooler: Blessed Summertime Relief

Solar-Powered Flickering Candle Lanterns

Solar Address Light

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