Looking for the best Alexa skills for home automation to add voice control to your smart home? It’s a bit of a task to figure out just what you can …
Belkin WeMo Light Bulb Review: Are WeMo Lights Good for Beginners?
At first glance the Belkin WeMo light bulbs look ideal for someone new to home automation. The WeMo LED lighting starter kit is everything you need in one affordable box. …
How to Automate Your Day Using Smart Home Systems
I thought it would be fun to see where smart home systems were today and see what a day could look like with existing home automation technology. So, we’ll take …
Review: Can ZIGBEE and Z-WAVE Work Together?
Trying to plan a purchase for your smart home and don’t want to end up with hardware you can’t use? Want to design your home automation mesh network to have …
Home Automation Ideas For Your Pets
As a pet-lover who has furry companions at home, you may find it difficult to leave the house for a few days, or even just hours, without someone looking after …
Home Automation Ideas for Bedtime Routines
Imagine you come home from a long and exhausting day at the office, and you’re drained from a long day at work. Now all you want to do is to …
Smart Home Hub – Hubitat Review
If you have different smart home devices for everything – locks, security cameras, lights, motion sensors, garage doors, room temperature – a smart home platform to link everything can be …
Wink Hub Review: Is it the Best Home Automation Hub?
The new Staples Connect D-Link hub was released in late 2014 and given the previous praises of the Staples home automation system, we thought it would be a good candidate …
Low Tech Smart Home: Using Motion Sensor Outlets
Like the idea of lights coming on for you when you enter a dark room? Not sold on hubs and apps to make it happen? Turns out, you don’t need …
Cao Gadgets Wireless Sensor Tags Review
Anybody love the look of bulky entry sensors the size of a deck of cards taped to your door frame? Not so much? You ought to take a look at …
How to Keep People from Turning Off Your Smart Devices
So, you’re getting into home automation and you won the battle (link to waf article) of teaching your spouse how to use your home automation. Congratulations, you’ve already made it …
How to Hack an Amazon Dash Button to Make a $5 Home Automation Remote
Like the idea of a remote that ties into your home automation system but don’t want to drop $35 on a remote like the Z-Wave Minimote? Well, the Amazon Dash …
How To Make A WiFi Bed Occupancy Sensor with an Arduino
Want your home automation system to be smarter and know when you’re sleeping? Like the idea of arming an alarm or using dimmed lights when you’re in bed at night? …
How to Make A Cheaper Smart Doorbell Sensor in 10 Minutes (Z-Wave, Zigbee, You Name It!)
Having a hard time finding a doorbell sensor for your smart home automation system? No worries, you can easily make your own sensor doorbell by following this guide. Read on …
Hub-less! Ankuoo Neo WiFi Smart Switch Review
Looking for more options to automate your lights but aren’t interested in a dedicated home automation hub? As it turns out, WiFi works just fine for home automation for switches …