This summer, 90% of American adults between the ages of 30 and 44 plan on traveling. While you’re on vacation, you want the peace of knowing your home is safe from intruders. After all, there’s nothing worse than coming home to broken windows and stolen valuables. In…
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Is a smart doggy door right for you?
Do you want to let your pets in while keeping raccoons and other furry critters out? A traditional doggy door has some security flaws that might make you nervous. That’s where a smart doggy door comes in. Utilizing the latest and greatest of smart technology, a smart…
7 best fitness products for your smart home gym
With about 66% of Americans still working remotely at least part-time, staying healthy while working from home is an important concern. You can stay fit by improving your ergonomics, taking care of your eyes, and taking breaks to move around. Of course, another option…
How to create the ultimate smart kitchen
While it may seem like the days of nightly homecooked meals are gone, that doesn’t have to be the case. No matter how busy you are with work, school, and parenting, a smart kitchen could be the answer to your problems. After all, why stop at a smart home office? You…
What is a smart oven?
Whether you prefer to meal prep a week in advance or order pizza on the fly, you can never go wrong with smart technology to make mealtime easier. Finding the time to make a three-course meal may have been nearly impossible in the past. But smart appliances like a…
How smart notebooks are paving the way to a zero-waste office
Imagine being able pop your notebook in the microwave to erase your notes and reuse the page again and again… Well, this isn’t a dream or even science fiction, not since smart notebooks have changed the notetaking game. With a reusable smart notebook, you can…
What is a smart fridge?
You’ve just pulled into the grocery store parking lot. You reach into your bag for the grocery list… and it’s not there. You forgot it at home, again. We’ve all been there, stuck trying to remember what we even needed from the store. Once again, smart technology is…
Best smart gadgets for college students
On average, college students spend around 15 hours a week in class, plus another 10 hours studying for those classes. Don’t forget sports, clubs, group projects, and talking to professors and mentors outside of class. In other words, college is a full-time job. It can…
5 things you can schedule on a smart device
We all know time is a precious commodity. According to survey data, 57% of smart home device users in the U.S. claim their devices save them time every day. Just like setting up automated payments saves you the headache of remembering when your bills are due, so can…
Secure WiFi: Smart security built right in
Secure WiFi protects your home network and all the devices connected to it from online threats, right from your modem. Learn more in this short video.
Best smart devices for summer road trips
“Are we there yet?” This summer, the 208 million Americans taking a much-awaited summer road trip will hear that question around sixteen times… which is about sixteen times too many. Even so, a study conducted by OnePoll and Quaker State revealed that Americans choose…
Top 5 devices for your smart home office
In the past few years, you may have transformed your guest room, living room, or bedroom into what was supposed to be a temporary home office. Since then, home offices have become an integral part of our day-to-day lives. According to Zippia, around 66% of US…
How to secure your smart home devices
Whether you have a few gadgets or an entire smart home, it’s important to learn how to secure your smart home devices. Cybersecurity experts have identified software vulnerabilities in everything from smart plugs to smart devices used in business settings. These…
Smart pet technology: gadgets for dogs and cats
From automating lawn sprinklers to customizing lighting, smart technology can improve our lives. You may already have a smart assistant or use smart speakers, but smart technology isn’t just for humans. Smart pet technology can help our furry friends too—and help us…
6 smart gardening tools that bring plants and technology together
Whether you have a green or a black thumb, smart technology can help you achieve the garden of your dreams and help you grow fresh produce year-round. Whether you have a small indoor garden or want to enhance a big outdoor vegetable patch, smart gardening tools from…
How to create a smart apartment
You’re likely already familiar with the term “smart home.” Smart home technology is usually marketed to homeowners specifically to help busy families save time during the day or to offer extra layers of protection homes. But what about apartment dwellers? If you…
The ultimate home entertainment setup
To get the most out of your favorite movies, TV shows, games, and music, it’s important to have the right home entertainment setup. With advances in visual displays and speaker systems, you can now customize your entertainment experience and focus on the things that…
Security and control for today’s connected home
Secure WiFi provides automatic protection against online threats for all of the devices connected to your home WiFi network (including those without a display). It also gives you more control over the devices in your home. *Secure WiFi is available on certain…
What are smart lightbulbs?
Setting up the ultimate smart home would not be complete without setting up the ideal lighting. By now, you’ve likely heard of people using smart lightbulbs in their homes, but you might not know all of the benefits. Not only are smart bulbs a newer and arguably…
Gift guide: Smart tech gifts for everyone on your list
Looking for the perfect tech gifts for friends and family for the 2020 holidays? This year, we might all be doing a lot more online shopping than in previous years. But with great smart tech gifts, you can find something for everyone on your list. Check out our guide…
What is a smart TV and how does it work?
What makes a smart TV smart? Integrated internet, of course! A smart TV, also called a connected TV or CTV, is a television with interactive, web-enabled features. A smart TV combines the powerful computer system of a mobile device with the large-format screen of a…
7 tips to prevent smart speaker hacking
The prevalence of smart home devices have made our lives exponentially easier. Gone are the days when you had to use a handheld timer to remind you to take the cookies out of the oven, or the times you had to turn the radio dial to find another genre of music. Today,…
What is a smart home hub?
As you build your smart home room by room, you may begin to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of devices to keep track of, especially if every device has an app on your phone. If you want to organize all your smart home devices in one place, you need a smart home…
What are smart plugs?
There are plenty of ways to make your home smart these days. More and more appliances are being made smart, able to connect to Wifi or Bluetooth and be controlled right from your phone. But not all home appliances are smart – yet. Plus some smart devices can…
How to create the ultimate smart home
From the kitchen to the living room to even the garden, there are plenty of opportunities to automate your home with smart devices. Ranging from simple to complex, smart home devices can make your home more high-tech, convenient, and increase the functionality of the…