I know you’ve gotten 5 minutes down the road and asked yourself, “Did I close the garage door?”. Now, instead of turning around or leaving your garage and house vulnerable …
Quirky Ascend, New Approach to a WiFi Garage Door Opener
With all of the smart garage door solutions coming online, I’m getting the impression that I’m not the only one that sometimes questions if I closed my door or not …
Open Sesame! Bluetooth Smart Lock or Dryer Automation Kit?
Sesame seems to still be on pace for their first production batch of locks at the end of April 2015, so I think now is an appropriate time to go …
How to Add Improvised Geofencing for Location Based Alarm Arming
Sick of forgetting to arm your alarm when you leave? Ever accidentally set your alarm system off when you get back home because your forgot to disarm it? Tired of …
Aeotec Micro Smart Switch Review – Turn Any Switch into a Z-Wave Light Switch
Intrigued by the uniqueness of the Aeotec Micro Smart Switch G2, we picked one up for a quick review. Most Z-Wave light switches simply replace your existing switch. That’s OK …
Garageio, a Smart Garage Door Retrofit for Your Dumb Door
Garageio just started selling production units of its WiFi garage door monitoring and control solution. Here’s a look at what you’re missing. Say you get 5 minutes away from your …
Switchmate, Smart Light Switches for Renters and the Electrically Challenged
Normally, we don’t bother to cover news on things that aren’t even in production yet. But, we’re making an exception for a clever new smart light switch, Switchmate. The campaign …
iSmartAlarm Adds an IFTTT Channel
If you don’t know already, IFTTT is an app and web service that lets you integrate phones and home automation devices (along with fitness trackers, RSS, Twitter, you name it) …
Around the Web, Home Security and the Smart Home Vol. 3
Welcome back! Here’s another update on neat stuff happening in the security and home automation world. August Connect Adds Web Connectivity to Its Smart Lock – August Connect has an …
Scout Alarm Systems Adds an IFTTT Channel
For those of you that don’t know, IFTTT is a web service that lets you integrate all sorts of things like phones and home automation devices with each other. In …
Home Security Gift Ideas
Here’s an idea: Give the gift of home security this year! If you know someone who likes to be prepared for anything, then these home security gifts may be a …
Nest for light bulbs – a new series of smart light bulbs is on the way from BeON
Going out of town? Take me. Fine . . . have it your way. When I get ready to leave, a million things run through my mind, in addition to …
