HomeSecurityGearLab – Informed Advice and Product Reviews
Make your house a smart home – we provide easy-to-understand guides to every smart device we think you’ll truly benefit from.
In this article, I cover: The Sonos Beam sound bar review; The features of the Sonos Beam sound bar; How Alexa works with the Sonos Beam; How to setup the Sonos Beam for your home; Comparison of the Sonos Beam vs Sonos Playbar. Sonos Beam Review Check Price at Amazon The Sonos Beam is one of the new sound bars that …
Sonos Beam Review: The Smart TV Sound Bar with Amazon Alexa Built-in Read More »
In this article, I share some ways of securing and protecting your front door. There are many different ways to do that. The most common way for a burglar to enter your home is through a door. According to Nationwide Insurance, 34% of burglaries in the U.S. occur through the front door. Few of us think that home …
There’s a lot about you and your routine – especially in terms of health and exercise – which can benefit from smart tracking and feedback using the best smart health devices. If you haven’t already added a FitBit, Apple Watch or similar device to your life, you might have dipped your toe into tracking personal data …
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New cars are pretty smart these days, but not all cars are new and in any case compatibility isn’t perfect. So, can your smart home reach out to your vehicle? And do you really want it to? Elsewhere on this site you’ll find references to geolocation and geofencing – the GPS location information from your phone …
In the movies, hacking seems dark and mysterious, with numbers flying past the screen in green and black while the evil villain/genius hero types frantically, eventually breaking the password. In reality, things are a little less black and, er, green, but any system on a network can be hacked, so it’s best to take precautions. WHAT IS …
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 …
Paws for Thought: A guide to the Best Smart Pet Devices Read More »
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 …
Rise of the Robots: Best Robot Vacuums and Lawnmowers Read More »
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 …
