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/

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Smart Home Technology to Help You Get a Better Night of Sleep Reviews

Smart Home Technology to Help You Get a Better Night of Sleep

Smart home technology can help create a better sleeping environment and a sleep tracker can both be used as a tool to understand how well a person is sleeping Getting a good night’s sleep is important for your overall health.  According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Getting enough sleep has many benefits....
Shelly TRV is Smart Home Technology for Homes Heated with Radiators Reviews

Shelly TRV is Smart Home Technology for Homes Heated with Radiators

The Shelly TRV is a new addition to Allterco’s evolving home automation brand that promises to open up smart home technology to many homeowners whose houses are heated with radiators. Radiators have been used to heat homes since the 1880s and continue to be used in new home construction today. In fact, according to the U.S....
NFC Tags - An Inexpensive Smart Home Automation Application  Tech

NFC Tags - An Inexpensive Smart Home Automation Application 

Integrating near field communication (NFC) tags into a smart home is a fun project that can add real convenience to homeowners and their families. To make my case, consider these potential applications: Use your smart phone as a key to unlock the door to your home by simply tapping your phone against the door Use your smart phone...
Smart Living with the Withings Body Cardio Smart Scale Reviews

Smart Living with the Withings Body Cardio Smart Scale

The Withings Body Cardio Smart Scale is Not Your Ordinary Scale Smart health devices can add real value to a family’s health and overall wellness. But, before discussing the Withings Body Cardio Smart Scale, the technology behind it, and how it helps individuals manage their health, I think it is important to dive into...
1VALET Helps Make Multi-Dwelling Unit Buildings Smarter Reviews

1VALET Helps Make Multi-Dwelling Unit Buildings Smarter

  1VALET is a smart building operating system that combines hardware, software, and services to make residential buildings better places to live and work. I recently had a chance to see this new smart multi-dwelling unit (MDU) building technology in action and wanted to share my thoughts. There are many, many articles written...
How SimpliSafe Compares to a Traditional Security System Reviews

How SimpliSafe Compares to a Traditional Security System

SimpliSafe is a smart home security leader paving the way to provide more accessible home security options for homeowners who want many of the features of a traditional alarm system without the cost of professional installation. Early alarm systems required professional installation. Miles of wire were used to connect an alarm panel...
Assessing the Latest Generation of Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Reviews

Assessing the Latest Generation of Smart Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Smart smoke alarms and sensors for carbon monoxide are important life safety features in any home. It has been close to 50 years since smoke alarms were required in homes and, according to the National Fire Protection Association, the risk of dying in reported home structure fires is 55 percent lower in homes with working smoke alarms...
Cybersecurity Risk Reduction and Overcoming Smart Home Technology Fears Security

Cybersecurity Risk Reduction and Overcoming Smart Home Technology Fears

A recent study by Frontier Communications surveyed more than 1000 people on smart home technology. One aspect of the study was people’s beliefs on the security risks related to smart home technology. Key findings in the study were: “59% of respondents were extremely or very concerned about cybersecurity risks related to the use...
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