AUTHOR’S POSTS
A well-designed smart home knows a great deal about what is happening in a home. It is important to include a way of informing a homeowner of these events and potentially the integrator that installed the system.
The Enbrighten Dual Outdoor WiFi Smart Switch and the Mini Plug-In WiFi Smart Switch are good products for someone who wants to get started creating a smart home.
IFTTT’s move to extend “pay what you want pricing” for people that signup for IFTTT Pro into perpetuity shows they are listening to their users.
The Tempest Weather System is everything a homeowner would want in a weather station.
I chose to focus this article on the Fingbox and Firewalla network security devices because, unlike many others, they don’t require a yearly subscription that, over time, will add significantly to the cost of ownership.
For this article, Rabbit Air provided me with a MinusA2 SPA-780N air purifier that includes Wi-Fi connectivity.
If-This-Then-That (IFTTT) is a free (to consumers) cloud service that provides a way for manufacturers to expose their API in a way that makes it easy for consumers to use it to integrate smart home products into their homes.
HOBOT provided me with one of their HOBOT-388 robotic window cleaners to evaluate for this article.
The Bond Bridge and Bond Bridge Pro “bridge” 433MHz and 315 MHz ceiling fans, fireplaces, and shades with major smart home control systems.
The Meater+ by Apption Labs is a true wireless meat thermometer that allows you to monitor the cooking temperature of your food from wherever you want.
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