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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Valencell Showcases New Fingertip Blood Pressure Monitor at CES Tech News

Valencell Showcases New Fingertip Blood Pressure Monitor at CES

Valencell is launching a digital health product line to help prevent or manage chronic diseases. The company’s first product, which will be showcased at the CES this week in Las Vegas, is focused on helping people monitor and manage hypertension by combining an intuitive app with an over-the-counter device to accurately measure blood...
Bond Adds the Sidekick Keypad to their lineup of Smart Home Bridges Reviews

Bond Adds the Sidekick Keypad to their lineup of Smart Home Bridges

Recently I wrote an article on alternative user interfaces for the smart home (that article can be found here). While it covered a wide range of products, one that was not included was the new Bond Sidekick keypad, from a company called Olibra. Olibra’s focus is “thoughtfully connecting certain often-overlooked household...
Streaming 101: Maximize Your TV Watching Options While Saving Money Reviews

Streaming 101: Maximize Your TV Watching Options While Saving Money

According to MoneyTransfers.com, “24% of Americans are subscribed to two paid streaming services, 23% subscribed to three, and 18% four. The total cost of subscriptions to every major streaming service would be $807.83 per year. With the holidays fast approaching, more people will be buying smart TVs and streaming media players....
Smart Home Additions That Won't Fill a Landfill with Old Tech Reviews

Smart Home Additions That Won't Fill a Landfill with Old Tech

Smart home technology can make a home more convenient to live in, more energy efficient, safer, and much more. But, if you just go around replacing all of the existing appliances, switches, lights, and window coverings with new smart products, then you are also probably adding a lot of otherwise functional products into a landfill....
How the Everything Set Box Handles Smart Home Network Security  Reviews

How the Everything Set Box Handles Smart Home Network Security 

Everything Set uses AI to monitor how changes in the way devices connected to a homeowner’s network act can signal malicious activity. Network security in smart homes is a fast-growing problem. New smart home devices, especially with the introduction of the soon to be released Matter protocol, are moving to the internet of things...
Vanquishing Energy Vampires. Are There Any Left? Green Tech

Vanquishing Energy Vampires. Are There Any Left?

“Energy vampires” refers to electronic devices that sit in standby mode, consuming power while waiting for someone to use them. The power consumed in standby mode by a device is sometimes also referred to as “phantom power” or “always on power”. In years past, energy vampires were a much bigger problem than they are...
Health and Fitness Tracking with the Withings ScanWatch Reviews

Health and Fitness Tracking with the Withings ScanWatch

The promise of a smart watch is wonderful, but there are certain limitations to these devices that have made them less than perfect: their tiny screen makes them challenging to use and their battery life is limited. So, why not own a watch that tells time, monitors your health using sensors that need to be next to your skin, acts as a...
How to Automate the Operation of Your Smart Home Windows Reviews

How to Automate the Operation of Your Smart Home Windows

Motorized windows that are integrated with a smart home processor/hub can add value to a home by improving the health of family members, lowering utility bills, adding convenience, and improving security. There are a number of different solutions for opening and closing windows under the control of a smart home processor/hub, but each...
Finding Alternative User Interfaces for Smart Homes Reviews

Finding Alternative User Interfaces for Smart Homes

There are a variety of user interfaces for controlling a smart home. Some of the most common methods are by using individual smart phone apps provided by manufacturers, an integrated app that ties together smart devices, handheld remote controls, dedicated touch panels, wall-mounted keypads, or voice control. All of these options have...
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