Smarthome

How to Control Smart Home Devices in the Control Center on iPhone or iPad

How to Control Philips Hue Lights From Your Mac

How to Set a Room’s Mood with Smart Lighting

ZigBee vs. Z-Wave: Choosing Between Two Big Smarthome Standards

What Kind of Smart Lights Should You Buy?

The Differences Between the 1st-Gen and 2nd-Gen Nest Protect

Which Smart Lock Should You Buy?

Ring vs. Nest Hello vs. SkyBell HD: Which Video Doorbell Should You Buy?

Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy?

Streaming Box Showdown: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Android TV

What Is Ambient Computing, and How Will It Change Our Lives?

What Is “Project Connected Home Over IP” for Smart Homes?

How Alexa Listens for Wake Words

Why Video Doorbells Are the Best Smarthome Gadget

How Do Smart Homes Work?

How to Stop People from Stealing Your Packages

What to Do When Selling Your Smarthome

Where Is the Best Place for a Smart Speaker in a Room?

Ask Yourself These Questions Before Setting Up a Smarthome

How to Set Up a Child’s Smart Bedroom

How to Stop Companies From Listening to Your Voice Assistant Recordings

How to Make Your Google Home Quieter at Night

How Alexa Listens for Wake Words

How to Add Alexa to Your Smart Mirror

How to Control Philips Hue Lights From Your Mac

How to Update Your Philips Hue Firmware

Ask Yourself These Questions Before Setting Up a Smarthome

How to Set Up a Smarthome Without the Cloud

Six Common Smarthome Mistakes Beginners Make

How to Set Up a Child’s Smart Bedroom

How to Make Your Family Love Your Smarthome

How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication and Secure Your Ring Account

How to Install a Video Doorbell

How to Set Up a Smarthome Without the Cloud

How to Stop Companies From Listening to Your Voice Assistant Recordings

How to Protect Your Smarthome from Attack

How to Stop People from Stealing Your Packages

How to Delete Your Alexa Recordings by Voice

How to Set Up Whole House Audio Using Google Home

How to Set Up and Configure Your Amazon Echo

Use the Fire TV Cube to Voice-Control Your Home Media Center

How to Listen to Podcasts on Google Home

How to Get Free Movie Rentals and Other Rewards from Your Chromecast or Google Home

How to Make Google Home Use Your Netflix Profile Based on Your Voice

Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy?

How to Fix an Echo or Google Home That Won’t Connect to WiFi

Your Expensive Smart Appliance May Not Last A Decade

Can You Put a Smart Display On Top of Your Microwave?

Use a Smart Plug to Power-Cycle Your Router Without Getting Off the Couch

Ring vs. Nest Hello vs. SkyBell HD: Which Video Doorbell Should You Buy?

How to Set Static IP Addresses on Your Eero Router

How to Get the Most Out of Your Eero Mesh Wi-Fi System

How to Build Your Own Futuristic Smart Mirror

How to Install a Hue Dimmer Switch Over an Existing Light Switch

What You Should Know Before Buying a Wired Security Camera System

How to Make Your Own Philips Hue LightStrips for Cheap

Install Light Switch Guards to Keep People from Turning Off Your Smart Bulbs

How to Install and Set Up Kwikset SmartCode Door Locks

Should You Build Your Own DIY Security System?

How to Control Your Smarthome Devices with Text Messages

How to Control Your Philips Hue Lights with Keyboard Shortcuts

How to Control Your Kodi Media Center with an Amazon Echo

How to Create Quick Actions for the Abode Home Security System

How to Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

How to Create Custom Shortcuts for Any Command With Google Home

How to Add IFTTT Shortcuts to Your Phone’s Home Screen

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