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How To Make Your Home A Stress Free Oasis

Troy CarlsonFebruary 10, 2016

Editor's note: this post is less technical than most on Modern Smart Home, but we believe there is more to creating a smart home than just technology. Stress Is Everywhere But it doesn't have to be. For many, work is the most stressful part of t... Read More...

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How To Make Your Home Smarter With Beacon Actions

Troy CarlsonFebruary 5, 2016

Introducing Beacon Action Beacon Action is a new mobile app that triggers actions in your home based on your proximity to a beacon. What's a beacon? I'll cover that in the next section. What's possible? I'll cover that too. Beacon Action is b... Read More...

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Saving Money With Smart Products

Troy CarlsonFebruary 2, 2016

Saving Money With Smart Products The smart home movement is popular for many reasons. Some people love automating every aspect of their home so they don't have to touch light switches or door locks. Some people love the convenience of monitoring sec... Read More...

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Simplify Your Digital Life With IFTTT

Troy CarlsonJanuary 29, 2016

Your Digital Life Want to have your lights turn off when you leave home, and then automatically turn on to welcome you back? How about adjusting your thermostat by just talking to it? ...it can be used to automate your digital life. Or mayb... Read More...

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Why Context Matters In Home Automation

Troy CarlsonJanuary 26, 2016

Smart vs. Automated If you haven't kept up with the world of smart products, along with smart watches and thermostats, you can now buy remote controlled coffee makers, Wi-Fi enabled egg trays and video chat hardware for your pets. The media lumps th... Read More...

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7 Ways To Use The Hue Go Lamp

Troy CarlsonJanuary 22, 2016

What is the Hue Go? In a nutshell, the Hue Go is a portable, color-changing lamp. It's a plastic hemisphere, about the size of a cereal bowl, that emits light from its flat top. There's a nub on the bottom which keeps it from rolling around and allo... Read More...

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Nest Cam Gallery

Troy CarlsonJanuary 19, 2016

Meet Nest Cam I'll be doing an in-depth review of the Nest Cam soon, but until then here are some high resolution photos of the camera, accessories and packaging. In the box are the following items: Nest Cam Stand 10 -foot USB cable Power ... Read More...

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Voice Control In Your Home For Less Than $200

Troy CarlsonJanuary 15, 2016

Meet Amazon Echo You heard that right, you can add voice control to your home for less than $200. The Amazon Echo, priced at a modest $179.99 as of January 2016, is an always on, voice-activated hub for your home. While not quite as versatile as J.A... Read More...

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How To Become A Morning Person

Troy CarlsonJanuary 14, 2016

Not A Morning Person? If you'd like to become a morning person but have trouble getting out of bed on a regular basis, you're not alone. Does this dream sound familiar... Your hammock sways gently in the breeze while your skin soaks up the warm C... Read More...

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The Not Very Smart Home

Troy CarlsonDecember 31, 2015

Remember the last time you needed to tweet from your refrigerator's built in LCD? Neither do I. Yet features like this continue to make headlines in the world of the "smart" home. Dim your lights from the couch. Adjust your thermostat with an a... Read More...

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