Smart Home
How smart is your home? We’re bringing you all the latest to automate and enhance your life within your home. Learn about the tools, products and tips to make your home smarter and safer.
Linksys Takes On Home WiFi Weaknesses
-While technology infrastructure such as WiFi routers are never a “sexy” topic, they are among the most important elements. A good WiFi system is the backbone to the whole technology question. As we add more and more devices to our…
Chamberlain Continues Quest For The Smart Home
-Chamberlain, the garage door opener company, continues to venture into the smart home integration market with support of new products and technologies. At the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the company unveiled new functions and strategic initiatives to bring the convenience…
LG Continues With Their Smart Appliances Movement
-LG Electronics (LG) has introduced a new next generation of smart refrigerator, called Smart InstaView™ embedded with an array of features provided by Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and powered by LG’s own webOS smart platform. Unveiled at CES® 2017, LG’s…
LG Introduces A New All-In-One Security, Smart Home Device
-LG Electronics USA announced the retail launch of its new plug-and-play monitoring solution and home automation hub, LG Smart Security – the first device to be secured by ADT CanopyTM, a new no-contract service for 24/7 professional monitoring. Conventional ADT…
LG Takes Television Design To A Whole New Dimension
-LG Electronics is again pushing us in a new, thinner direction in televisions. LG Electronics unveiled the new design for its new flagship LG SIGNATURE OLED TV W-series as the pinnacle of its new lineup of flat-panel TVs at CES®…
Smart Home Tech To Survive Winter’s Arctic Chill
-Many of us are in the throws of bitter arctic chills across the northern states of the U.S. this holiday. It’s a chilling reminder of the potential extreme colds we can expect from Mother Nature. Lucky for us, smart home…
Fibaro Unveils New Apple HomeKit-Enabled Flood & Motion Sensors
-Fibaro, a manufacturer of wireless intelligent home automation and control devices, announced a brand new product line compatible with Apple HomeKit. The three new devices – Fibaro Flood Sensor, Fibaro Motion Sensor and Fibaro Door/Window Sensor – feature intuitive technology…
The Benefits of Home Automation
-We’ve been experiencing first hand the benefits of home automation at The Greenwich House. We’ve also had an opportunity to play around with home automation for renters. It’s clear, there are many benefits and lifestyle enhancements that come with smart…
New GE Table Lamp Integrates Amazon Alexa
-GE is moving towards what it calls the “ultimate living experience” through a suite of connected products designed to make your life simpler and help you do more. First on that journey is a contemporary LED table lamp that embeds…
Holiday Safety Tips
-Photo courtesy of FreshHome Christmas is right around the corner, so here are a few holiday safety tips that you really should consider this time of year. After all, the first key to a healthy home, is a safe home.…
The 2016 Smart, Healthy, Green Holiday Gift Guide
-Just in time to put a few smart, healthy, and green gifts under the tree. We’re excited to bring you our recommendations from a year of testing, experimenting and just loving these products. Smart Gifts SunBriteTV Starts at $1,499 (www.sunbritetv.com)…
Appliances As A Service. Could This Be The Answer to High Tech Kitchens?
-There is no question that our homes are moving towards home automation and connected devices. But one thing is true in this arena. Quickly evolving technology where gadgets are often outdated after just a few years. How will consumers keep…
Drop and Bosch to Partner on Kitchen OS
-With a new partnership between cooking app developer Drop and kitchen appliance maker Bosch, the “Kitchen OS” space could be getting a new upgrade. The operating system being developed by Drop is for the Series 8 oven which features Bosch’s…
Product Review: BeON Home Security Smart Bulbs
-We enjoy testing out new products and this one was definitely a different swing from the conventional products in the smart home category. BeON Home, self described as an easy solution for baby-boomers wanting a little extra security in their…
CEDIA Research Finds Home Technology Professionals Expect Growth in 2016
-As adoption of home technology increases among consumers, home technology professionals are anticipating a strong year in 2016, according to a new report issued today by CEDIA at its annual trade show, the global showcase of the biggest thinking, innovations…
SkyBell Offers A Great New Smart Doorbell Solution
-While I have the Ring doorbell installed at The Greenwich House, and am generally happy with it, I have to honestly say that the new SkyBell doorbell takes the product category to another level. I was thrilled to discover this…