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

Green Tech

The Next Step in Residential Energy Management

While energy monitoring devices can tell you about how energy is used in a home, they don’t offer integration that can directly help you save it – yet.

Reviews

Kaiterra Laser Egg+ Chemical Indoor Air Quality Monitor Review

As the name implies, the Kaiterra Laser Egg+ Chemical includes sensors for both airborne particulates and chemicals. Both of these are very important indoor air pollutants.

Green Tech

Reframing the Discussion on Energy Efficiency

Recent statistics show that energy efficiency isn't a priority for homeowners. Here is why it should be.

Tech

Smart Windows: What You Need to Know

If you're building a home or looking to renovate, here is what you need to know about windows, specifically smart windows and smart window film.

Tech

Integrating Ideas from a High-Tech, Luxury Cruise Ship into your Home

A cruise ship provides innumerable high-tech amenities. If you're a fan of cruises, here are some things you could incorporate into your own home.

News

Helpful Home vs Smart Home: What You Need to Know

Rishi Chandra, Vice President of Product and General Manager at Google Nest, coined the term "helpful home." We look at what exactly that means.

Tech

Smart Ways to Minimize the Expense of Heating Water in Your Home

Reducing the energy used to create hot water in a home along with strategies to reduce overall water usage can save a homeowner a significant amount of money.

Tech

Hacking Alexa: How to Better Integrate Amazon Alexa into Your Smart Home

Writer Jay Basen set out to find a way to work around the barrier put in place by Amazon limiting third party control of their voice assistants.

Tech

Smart Lawn Mowers: Everything You Need to Know

We take a look at the two leading smart lawn mowers, Husqvarna and Honda, and tell you everything you need to know about this developing technology.

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