Best Smart Home Devices In 2021

March 27, 2021

Buyer Guides

One of the biggest challenges that I've faced in building my smart home is trying to figure out all of the different smart home devices that are out there on

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Google Home and SmartThings : Everything You Need to Know

December 30, 2020

Google Home

Are you trying to convert your home into a smart one? Maybe you already own a Google Home and SmartThings hub for that reason but don’t know how to configure

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Is My Amazon Echo Dead, Or Did It Just Stop Working?

December 26, 2020

Other

Amazon Echo is one of the most widely used smart speakers in the United States. It has more than 70 percent of the market share and is adored by customers

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Can I Use Google Home As A Baby Monitor?

October 12, 2020

Google Home

If you’re wondering “Can I use Google Home as a baby monitor?”, the answer is a definite yes. Read on to find out how! It’s hard to look after children

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Can Philips Hue Work Without WiFi?

October 7, 2020

Beginner Info

I see people asking all over internet forums whether or not Philips Hue will work without WiFi. So while I already knew the answer I wanted to dig a little

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How To Play Music On Google Home

September 7, 2020

Google Home

In our house we have become a huge fan of using Google Home, in fact, it’s all we use for music now. A lot of my friends are making the

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Why Does My Google Home Talk Randomly ?

September 6, 2020

Google Home

Ever woken up by the sound of your Google Home whispering in the middle of the night? Yeah, it is a scary experience when Google Home activates itself suddenly, in

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Does Philips Hue work with 220V?

April 17, 2020

Beginner Info

So many people are asking does Philips Hue work with 220V AC? It seems that the question is harder to answer than one would think. But I’ll dive deeper into

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How To Install A Smart Thermostat Without C Wire

April 11, 2020

How To

Are you preparing to install a Smart Thermostat and only have two wires (a red and a white) and no c wire or common wire? Then this article is the

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Top 10 Everyday Uses For Alexa

February 21, 2020

Alexa

Maybe you’re thinking about getting an Echo device with Amazon Alexa or you have one and you want to know what the best everyday uses for Alexa are. Here are

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