First Look: Chamberlain MyQ Garage
For the forgetful. Generally speaking, I’m a creature of habit. I try to keep the same morning routine. I like to leave work at the same time every day. I leave my keys on the same plate every time I…
Automation
REVIEW: Quirky+GE Tripper Door/Window Sensor
Always in the know. Sensors are a key component of the smart home. Almost every smart home gadget you buy these days includes at least a few sensors; thermostats can detect motion, locks detect tampering, and wall switches can detect…
REVIEW: Wink Relay
A little polish away from something great. Controlling your entire home with your phone is great… until you can’t find your phone. The smart phone is as close to the ideal remote as we’ll get for our homes, but it…
REVIEW: GE Link LED Smart Bulb
Goldblum would never lead you astray. In our journey to find the right lighting for our new place, I’ve already worked my way through a few of the most popular “dumb” bulbs on the market. Those bulbs are great, but…
Smart Bulbs vs Smart Switches
The Great Lighting Debate Lighting your smart home can be confusing. A decision that used to revolve around a handful of bulbs must now account for dozens of variables… How important is power consumption? Do I need colored light? Do…
First Look: The Quirky+GE Tripper for Wink
The folks at Dropcam broke my heart earlier this year. Hot off the heels of the release of their excellent Dropcam Pro web cameras, Dropcam took a small step closer to embracing the home security market with the announcement of…
First Look: The Wink Relay
Mission control for your smart home. Once you have your whole home working together (perhaps through the Wink Hub we looked at yesterday), you’re going to want an easy way to control it. Smart phones are the default interface, but…
Quirky+GE Introduce 8 New Wink Enabled Smart Home Products
Just hours after we took our first look at the awesome Wink Hub, the folks at Quirky have introduced 8 very interesting new smart home products to complement the rest of the Wink-compatible line up: The Norm – $80 –…
First Look: The Wink Hub
One device to rule them all. With new smart home gadgets entering the market on almost a daily basis, there’s no shortage of new solutions for common problems. Unfortunately, that also means there’s an abundance of new apps, protocols, and…
