December 15, 2016
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Jeff Berman/
While running around from place to place each day, it’s common to forget to shut the lights or other electronic devices off at home. It would also be nice to shut those same devices off while one is just too tired ...
August 9, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
It’s 2016 and the smart home “revolution” is well underway. Unfortunately, that revolution fizzled out as soon as it started. The problem isn’t a lack of devices — look anywhere online for ...
June 7, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Outfitting a home or apartment with connected technology seems like a good idea until the simple action of turning on a light means unlocking a smartphone, searching for the connected light’s specific app, ...
May 10, 2016
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Jeff Berman/
It can be a major drag to face interruptions every time the window blinds need to be adjusted due to glare. FlipFlic is a solar-powered, energy-saving device that adjusts window blinds based on sunlight, ...
December 19, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
At some point, the connected revolution lost its way and became a Tower of Babel of many incmopatible companies and standards. Zero Energy’s Eco Automation platform not only address the disparate world of ...
November 19, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Legacy alarm systems often require the use of landlines to function, making them quite the dinosaurs in the age of connected products. By forcing homeowners to keep a landline and offering no flexibility when it ...
July 28, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Home automation is the healthiest it has ever been, with new products and platforms being produced all the time with the help of crowdfunding platforms. Almost all of them use wireless technology, and that can ...
July 17, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Home security used to be synonymous with pricey hardware and exorbitant maintenance fees. The advent of the Internet of Things has made that a thing of the past, instead using either base stations or the ...
April 27, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The home automation space is filled with products that promise both straightforward setup and ease of use, using the smartphone as the brains behind it all. Some achieve this feat, but require accessories all over ...
April 20, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The Internet of Things is really just a mess of standards trying to operate with each other at this point, leaving the door wide open for in-home solutions to the problem. The Paigo smart home system is a ...