Yes, you can now buy blinds that have an integrated motor, allowing you to automate just how much natural light you allow inside the house at any time. When... Read More...
It’s not the first robot designed to function as an autonomous lawnmower. From the Robomower and the SpyderEvo to the Honda Miimo and the Kobi Garden Robot,... Read More...
At last year’s CES, Alexa’s presence was mostly limited to voice-controlled speakers. This year, that changed a lot, with the digital assistant finding its way ... Read More...
We'll admit it. There was so much cool stuff at CES this year, that we were caught totally off guard. We went in thinking it was going to be more of the same wi... Read More...
We featured the Foldimate two years ago, back when it was in the prototype stages and far from ready to get into people’s homes. Apparently, they’re finally... Read More...
It’s not the first control hub to attempt to unify your home devices from a single interface. The Brilliant Control, however, just might offer the most comp... Read More...
Unless you’re rolling in disposable income, it’s absolutely not practical to replace all your appliances with smart alternatives. Especially not when that s... Read More...
Yes, using the Sphero Force Band to control your BB-8 droid is a lot more fun than using a smartphone app. If you don’t play with the rolling robot all that... Read More...
We’ve seen smart doorbells before. While great, the inclusion of motion detectors, video recorders, and a whole load of other stuff just make them overly co... Read More...
Wink changed the game two years ago when they integrated all your smart devices from a single control panel, allowing you to manage your smart lights, smart... Read More...
Being able to turn your Philips Hue bulbs on and off from a phone is convenient and all, but why can’t your smart home be really smart and figure out when y... Read More...
How do we control the connected devices that are increasingly taking over our homes? That’s the question folks who’ve embraced home automation have been gra... Read More...
Yes, smart door locks are awesome, allowing you to open the door remotely, automatically, or any other darn time you want it to. Let’s be honest, though – s... Read More...
We’ve seen many homebrewed attempts at making smart bathroom mirrors. You know, mirrors with a hidden LCD that flashes pertinent information throughout the ... Read More...
Apps are a great solution for controlling the internet of things. Problem is, the sheer amount of connected objects we’re starting to have means you’re goin... Read More...
Like other smart surveillance cameras, the Netatmo Presence will stand by your door, serving as a faithful watchdog and sending alerts to your phone wheneve... Read More...
Similar to smart bulbs, the Fluxo pendant lamp can change colors and brightness levels on demand, as well as autonomously control itself, depending on your ... Read More...
A fully-connected smart home enables unique conveniences that can genuinely improve your living quality, apart from potentially saving you money down the li... Read More...
The beauty of connected devices is that you can just pick up a phone and control them, switching on the lamp, adjusting the thermostat, and even unlocking t... Read More...
Granted, the Lazylocks isn’t exactly the kind of deadbolt you’d trust to secure the front door of your house. I mean, it’s kind of lazy. If you’d like to ad... Read More...
When Nest bought Dropcam last year, people wondered when a rebranded version of the latter’s camera will come out. Apparently, that time is now, with the an... Read More...
When you want to be able to control the light bulb from your phone, you have two choices: use a smart LED bulb or wire in a smart switch. If you don’t care ... Read More...
Smart light switches isn't something I thought we'd see. I mean, why would anyone make a light switch smart? Apparently, to give it awesome superpowers by... Read More...
What would happen if you took Siri (or Google Now or Cortana) out of the smartphone and put it in a box that plugs directly to a wall outlet? That’s the qu... Read More...
We’re still a long way from finding the limits of what we can do with smart homes. Surely, though, we’re getting there, especially with new products that d... Read More...
Clocks, smoke alarms, remotes, flashlights, toys – we still use plenty of things that rely on good old AA batteries. And while they work well enough, would... Read More...
Smart locks are great, but they still use the same old locking mechanism that’s prone to giving out when someone brute forces their way through your door. ... Read More...
The idea behind Vocca is simple: using a smartphone to switch the lights on and off isn’t necessarily more efficient than simply getting up and flicking the... Read More...