Jay Basen, Author at Residential Tech Today

Jay Basen

Jay Basen has been a home automation hobbyist for over 30 years and has worked professionally in the industry for almost 20 years. His professional background is electrical engineering and software development. He has a master's degree in engineering and has been writing software professionally for over 40 years. To read more of Jay's articles, visit his blog http://topicsinhomeautomation.blogspot.com/

Author's Posts

Reviews

Getting Smart Appliances without Breaking the Bank: Part 3

In the final article in this series, I will explore ways to make your small appliances, and other devices in your home, smart.

Reviews

Getting Smart Appliances without Breaking the Bank: Part 2

In this part I will be discussing ways to make your existing major kitchen appliances smart, including your refrigerator, dish washer, and stove.

Tech

Getting Smart Appliances without Breaking the Bank: Part 1

In this series, I’m going to explore ways to easily add key smart features to your major appliances. The first article will explore ways to make your clothes washer and dryer smart.

Reviews

Smart Water Management Solutions from Phyn

In 2018 Phyn released the Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant + Shutoff. The designers at Phyn understood that a device used to detect leaks and track water usage needed to be maintenance free and extremely reliable.

Marketing & Sales

Selling the Smart Home: "Telling’s Not Selling"

"Telling’s not selling" is a great adage to remember whenever you are working with a potential customer.

Business

The Failure of Big Box Stores to Sell the Smart Home

Many large retailers are not giving consumers the information they need to know before purchasing smart home products.

Audio/Video

Why Sonos One is the Best Wireless Speaker for a Smart Home in One Word…

The Sonos One, released in 2017, integrated Alexa voice control into a Sonos speaker and in 2019 Sonos added support for Google Assistant.

Reviews

Smart Home Magic with RoomMe

RoomMe monitors the movements of people within the home. Scenes can then be programmed, through the RoomMe app, to be triggered when individuals enter and exit the rooms where RoomMe sensors have been installed.

Reviews

DIY Retrofit Solutions for Automating Window Coverings

In most homes the effort to open and close window treatments to bring the beauty of the outside in results in homes remaining dark and dreary most of the time.

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Who Ya Gonna Call? – Getting Support for Your Smart Home