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Make your house a smart home – we provide easy-to-understand guides to every smart device we think you’ll truly benefit from.
Anything they can do, you can do better. There are many appliances and devices, which have successfully been made smart, and some cunning integrations with IFTTT, but that isn’t the limit of possibilities. Fancy putting that revolutionary smart tech idea you had last week into action? Here’s how…RASPBERRY Pi STARTER KIT Check Price at Amazon You may …
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Here I cover the best smart pet feeders, toys, and trackers! If you love your pet but lead a busy life, smart technology can provide you with various ways to reach out remotely and check in, feed or even play with your pal. If your pet has free rein of your home, you can take advantage of …
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In this article, I discuss what it means to have a good night sleep, as well as cover a few of the best sleep monitors available to help you observe how you’ve slept the previous night. Such data can provide you with analysis on the degree to which you had a good night sleep the previous …
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In this article, I cover the best robot vacuum cleaners, the best robot lawn mowers, and more! Fifty-five years ago, The Jetsons promised us robot house cleaners and self-cleaning devices (though with a shocking health-and-safety record). While Rosie the Robot might still be a few years away, more practical robots already exist. Task-specific design is what makes it …
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1. HAVE YOU TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN? There’s a reason this is the adopted catchphrase of IT departments the world over (whether they like it or not). Some prefer to say ‘power cycle’, but it means the same thing. Smart devices, like any computers, might have minor bugs that, over time, fill their …
If you’re becoming reliant on more and more smart home devices, you might start to wonder how they will handle a power cut. Computers, especially older ones, could take these things rather badly! And what if your security, your doorbell and even your locks are connected to the grid? First things first – power cuts are not …
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Not every device works with every other, and while Routines and Shortcuts offer the potential for more powerful commands, there is a tool that already has a much broader reach. IFTTT (IF This, Then That) is a free system for bringing together your software and your devices to create new functions. WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IFTTT? IFTTT …
In many cases the technology that is marked as smart is just something that you’re already familiar with, but now remotely control using apps. That’s great, but it’s only really the beginning. Routines – or Shortcuts as Apple calls them – offer you the chance to spend less time talking to your digital assistant, while getting more …
The great thing about Alexa, and the other personal assistants to a lesser degree, is the ability to add additional features. These are managed by the respective developers, be that Apple, Google or Amazon. With Apple, so far at least, the additional features come from Apple. Amazon, on the other hand, allows virtually anyone to …
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Smart energy meters are coming to a home near you; there is government backing to get one in every home in the UK, US and Australia. The goal is to make it easier for you to see how much electricity and gas you’re using, while at the same time sending your usage figures directly back to …
