home automation

Honeywell Lyric Smart Thermostat Uses Geofencing To Optimize Temperature Regulation

Honeywell created the round thermostat way back in 1945. And while they missed out on pioneering the new wave of smart thermostats, their newly-announced Ly... Read More...

Automate Your Backyard Farm With Edyn Smart Garden

We've seen plant sensors that can stick into a pot and tell you exactly when it's time to water and fertilize. The Edyn Smart Garden works in a similar way,... Read More...

Tado Cooling Adds Smart Features To Existing Airconditioning Units

Tado Cooling is a third-party device that can turn any existing airconditioning unit into a smart connected appliance. That's right, no need to buy a smart ... Read More...

Drift Is A Self-Dimming Smart Light Bulb Controlled By A Traditional Switch

Unlike other smart bulbs, the Drift eschews unconventional controls, relying on the good old light switch similar to traditional bulbs. No hand claps, no sm... Read More...

D-Link WiFi Smart Plug Can Detect Overheating Appliances And Automatically Shut Them Off

Smart plugs are the basic building blocks of the smart home, letting you automate and remotely operate any appliance and home electronic by simply plugging ... Read More...

iOn Capacitive Switch Lets You Turn Lights On With A Wave

Mechanical home switches work well enough. But if you're equipping yourself with a future-proof smart home, we both know they gotta go. Only question is, ... Read More...

Belkin WeMo Maker Kit Smartens Up All Your Gadgets And Machines

A connected home is awesome and all but replacing everything in your digs with newly-minted smart counterparts (e.g. smart locks, smart doorbells, smart win... Read More...

WigWag Is A Sophisticated, Expandable, Easy-To-Program Home Automation Platform

Smart homes have been the subject of tech geeks' imaginations for a while now. For some reason, though, we're still stuck with lights turning on as soon as... Read More...

Ninja Blocks Offer Hackable, Affordable Home Automation

Want to hook up your home to your smartphone, but don't want to pay through the nose for a prepackaged home automation solution? Set up your own smart home... Read More...

Hack Your Home Appliances With SuRF Kit

Making your computer do stuff you come up with is fun; getting your home appliances to do the same sounds even more entertaining. That's exactly what the SuR... Read More...