April 21, 2015
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Ross Rubin/
In Episode 15 of the Backerjack Podcast, surly Steve and redeeming Ross check out some of the latest products seeking funds and preorders: MedWand, a 7-in-1 telemedicine enabler that combines measuring your ...
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 ...
March 23, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
While there are many outdoor security cameras on the market, many are not specifically designed for outdoor use. What’s more, many of them provide mediocre images at best, in part because they are stationary ...
March 10, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Controlling home lighting via a smartphone app can come in handy. But all too often setting up such systems can be overly complicated. Switchmate does away with all of that complexity. It consists of a white cover ...
February 7, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Objects all around keep getting smarter and smarter. But the bed, one of the most important things that people use every day and a key part of our health, isn’t getting any smarter. The San Francisco-based makers ...
February 3, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Smart home systems are all the rage these days. People love the ability to control and keep and eye on their homes when they’re away. Domus is another smart home automation solution that monitors electronic ...
January 30, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Having a smart automation system that can control all the devices in a home is something that a growing number of consumers are looking for. Neeo from the Cupertino, California, company of the same name combines ...
January 26, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Keeping tabs on a rarely-visited second home with a remote home monitoring system presents a special challenge. That’s because most monitoring system depend on either a landline or Internet connection–two things ...
January 22, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
The main issue preventing many consumers from buying a home security system is the cost. Some consumers are also reluctant to set up a system because it’s too complicated to do it themselves. GUARDOOR from San ...
January 7, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
Mobile home automation systems offer the undeniably appealing ability to turn off your appliances and other electronic devices when you forgot to shut them before leaving the house from anywhere. French newcomer ...