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Smart Cooking with the Multo by CookingPal

Not every household is lucky enough to have a family member that is an excellent chef. A close friend of mine has no fond memories of the meals prepared by her own mother, and another has told stories about food that she had to endure at when visiting her aunt. Carry-out is one solution. Meal service plans offer another alternative....

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Testing Out Jasco Smart Lighting for ‘No Neutral Wire’ Older Homes

Jasco has come to the rescue of people who own older homes with their new Enbrighten In-Wall No-Neutral Smart Dimmer. Older homes have been left behind in the smart home revolution. Yes, the owner of an older home could install a smart thermostat, but when it comes to lighting, they have been at a distinct disadvantage. When older...

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A Template for Writing a Crestron Home Extension Driver

I wouldn’t describe the process of learning to write a driver for Crestron Home as a learning curve. It’s more like a learning cliff. Without the help of Daniel Berlin and Oliver Hall, I don’t know if I would have made it through the process. Both were very generous with their time and showed an incredible amount of patience...

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Cleer Crescent Offers Elegant and Simple Smart Audio Speaker Option

Right out of the box, the Cleer Crescent smart audio speaker blew me away with its solidly built crescent shape, all-metal control panel, stainless steel mesh grille and rubberized foundation. At its widest, the speaker is 26 inches across the top and about 13 inches at the narrowest location its base, so it’s not tiny, but it also...

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SB-1000 Pro: Evaluating a Small-but-Mighty SVS Subwoofer

The SB-1000 Pro is a small-but-mighty subwoofer introduced within the new Spring 2021 product line from SVS. SVS sent me one to listen to and put through its paces. Would this value-priced SVS sub prove itself worthy of the SVS name? I cued up some rumbly bass tracks and set off to find out. SVS has become a cult of bass. It’s a...

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Roam is the Little Brother That My Sonos Move Speaker Always Wanted

Every time I connect my new Sonos Roam portable speaker to my iPhone, I find myself humming that catchy B52s tune from my college days (“Roam, if you want to. Roam around the world…”) My kids really wish I’d stop. I have yet to cue up the actual tune because, much to the chagrin of my wife, I’ve been playing Taylor...

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Are Tube Amps Worth the Fuss? Reviewing the Cary Audio SLI-80

Tube amplifiers inhabit a special place in the pantheon of consumer electronics. Just the word “tube” conjures up images of glowing cylinders of awesome. Cary Audio built its SLI-80 Heritage Series Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier to be paired specifically with the Klipsch Heritage Series speaker line, which includes Forte and Heresy...

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Coral UV 2 Offers Improved Design for Killing Germs on Your Smart Home Devices

Vaccines are driving down COVID-19 infection rates, rules designed to limit the spread of the disease are starting to be rolled back, and people are looking forward to life beginning to return to normal. However, the mental impact of the pandemic will stick with people for a long time. In the early summer of 2019, when the pandemic...

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LG HU810P CineBeam Projector for Video Quality Like the Filmmaker Intended

I’ll cut right to the chase. I love the picture quality of the LG HU810P 4K UHD Laser Smart Home Theater CineBeam Projector so much that it makes me sad that I’ll have to send it back after completing this review. The combination of the projector’s dual laser light source and much-heralded Filmmaker Mode (thank you Tom Cruise) is...

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