When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Replace Your Deadbolt With a Smart Lock
Installing either a high-quality deadbolt or a smart lock can make your front door more secure. The mechanisms inside of each are actually pretty similar (as long as your smart…
You Should Adjust Your Smart Home Before You Travel
Photo: RossHelen (Shutterstock) The promise of the smart home is usually about what you can do while you’re there. You can set the lights to turn on as you walk…
The Easiest ‘Smart Home’ Upgrades You Can Install Yourself
Photo: Dragon Images (Shutterstock) Making your house “smarter”—with automated controls and voice commands—can streamline chores and save you money on energy costs. If you’ve ever dreamed of living like a…
How to Set Up Home Monitoring on Your Echo Show
It’s not the best week for a new feature that lets you turn your smart assistant display into a security camera, but one company’s misfortune is another company’s gain, I…
Put a Tiger on It! Pretty Much Every Amazon Echo Device Is on Sale
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Amazon’s Fire TV Blaster Brings Hands-Free Voice Control to Your Home
Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a new infrared companion device called the Fire TV Blaster that brings Alexa voice-control functionality to other Amazon entertainment devices such as the…