Did you know that Wireless Philips Hue LED bulbs are simple to use, but can be costly compared to dumb LED bulbs? Before going out and buying smart Philips Hue bulbs; you might want to have a quick glance through these questions that have come my way over the past couple of weeks: How do […]
Not sure if you heard, but I’ve spent the past number of weeks replacing various smart home gadgets around the house with a plethora of new next-generation IoT based smart devices? So for the past few years; we’ve been using a mix of smart home products using hub systems such as Vera and Eminent and […]
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A lot of people ask me what smart home systems I use, so I decided to write a post and share some of my favorites with you today! Below you’ll find a list of smart home hardware and apps I love, what I use them for and some insights you might want to consider before […]
Did you know that Apple is launching an initiative to bring Smart Home Automation to nearly a billion mobile devices? Well, they are and it’s called HomeKit. The main purpose of HomeKit is to simplify the management and control of a home that has various smart devices installed from multiple vendors. So in addition to […]
So for those of us in the smart home, home automation, digital home space for close on a couple of decades, Google is considered to be a new comer to the market. And I think the company is genuinely interested in this space and is backing their headlines with some serious cash. As most of […]
Did you know that you can use to use smart home technology to improve the quality of your life at home as you get older! Life gets more and more challenging as we get older. Here are 13 specific ideas as to how you might go about using next-generation Independent Living (IL 2.0) smart home […]
Are you experiencing increased competition in recent times and subsequently lower margins from your electrical and alarm install business? If so, how about checking out the bubbling smart home, expected to reach $35.5 billion by 2020! There are various claims of easy-installations in the growing smart home market, the reality is many consumers will want […]
It’s dark, you’re hungry, and you finally grab the right key, but now you can’t locate the keyhole. A bit fustrating…! Enter the smart lock an up and coming category of smart home devices that instantly recognizes homeeowners as they approach, turning on the entry light above the front door, opening the door with a […]
Installing smart wall switches and wall dimmers throughout a house can on occasion be costly and tedious because if often needs to be done by a qualified electrician. If that’s a consideration, then you may want to look into using Smart Light Bulbs to ‘smartify’ your in-home lights. Here are Gerard’s top ten things you […]
