Automatic Blinds or Motorized Shades Make Windows Smart and Efficient

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Motorized blinds and window shades can contribute to energy savings and be part of a total smart home system. Motorized window shades and automatic blinds are some of the hottest products for the savvy smart home buyer who wants to maximize their energy savings and have a smarter home. The ability to control your shades […]

Honeywell WiFi Thermostats Obey Your Voice Commands

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Amazon Alexa listens for how you’d like to set your home’s thermostats. Making sure your home is comfortable should be easy, which is why every Honeywell-connected thermostat can now be controlled simply with the power of voice, using Amazon Alexa-enabled devices like Echo, thanks to a new Alexa Skill. By simply saying “Alexa,” customers with […]

Philips Hue Now Has A Motion Sensor That Can Turn On Lights

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Philips Hue has a new accessory that’ll make it even easier to automate the lighting in your home: a motion sensor. This is, of course, a very standard add-on for home lighting — which is what makes its addition to the Hue lineup so important. Hue hasn’t had any motion sensor options until now, so […]

4 Smart Home Technologies That Can Reduce Your Electricity Bills

How to prevent your home from billing you behind your back. I bet you remember as a child your mother yelling, “Turn off the lights!” As much as we all thought it was a part of the script moms are given, there really was a rhyme and reason why she said those things on an […]