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How to Choose the Best Robot Vacuum for Your Home

With so many options, how do you know which robot vacuum to choose? Use this guide to pick the best robot vacuum for your home.

How to Choose the Best Outdoor Security Cameras for Your Smart Home

Smart homes and outdoor security cameras – they’re a fancy bunch. Learn how to pick the best outdoor security camera here!

Quick Guide to DIY Smart Homes With Arduino

Fancy an electronics challenge? Make yourself a DIY smart home with Arduino boards! This is 10 times more fun than hiring someone else to do it.

How to Choose the Best Indoor Security Cameras for Your Smart Home

Indoor security cameras can give you that extra peace of mind when you’re away and living life to the fullest.

How to Turn Your Google or Amazon Display Into a Digital Photo Frame

Want to see your favorite photos scroll by on your Google or Amazon smart display? Learn how to turn them into a digital photo frame.

Everything You Need to Know About the Thread Protocol for Smart Home Devices

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Thread protocol and how it affects the smart devices in your home.

What Is Zigbee and How Can It Make Your Home Smarter?

Zigbee is an open-communication standard that provides a low-cost, low-power alternative to smart-home devices rather than Wi-Fi and other protocols.

How to Choose the Best Smart Thermostat for Your Home

Here’s how to choose the best smart thermostat for your home to easily manage the temperature indoors and save on energy costs.

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Your Next Smart Display

Here’s how to pick a smart display to bring clever new features to your fingertips in any part of your home.

7 Easy Fixes for Common Amazon Echo Dot Problems

Experiencing problems with your Amazon Echo Dot? This article takes a look at seven common Echo Dot and Alexa issues and shows how to fix them.

The Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up A Smart Home (For Under $1,000)

A smart home can help you automate lots of mundane tasks. This post will discuss setting up a smart home in a cost-effective way!

How to Create an Alexa Skill without Coding Experience

Using an Amazon Echo is great, and developing for them is rewarding too. Here we discuss how to create an Alexa Skill without coding chops!

How to Restart and Reset Your HomePod & HomePod Mini

If you’re experiencing glitches with your smart speaker, it’s time to learn how to restart and reset your HomePod and HomePod Mini.

A Beginners’ Guide to Smart Living

Smart living is an industry on the rise. In this piece, we show you how to get started with automating your home appliances!

How to Install Software Updates on Your HomePod and HomePod Mini

Learn how to install software updates on your HomePod and HomePod Mini, bringing new features and resolving issues along the way.

How to Set Up Home Theater Audio Using HomePod and Apple TV

Do you own an Apple TV and a HomePod? You can easily set up home theater audio by connecting your HomePod to Apple TV. Here’s how.

Best Sites to Play Cards Against Humanity Online

Can’t get together in person? Try these great sites to play Cards Against Humanity online and enjoy all the same hilarity wherever you are.

6 Things to Get Alexa to Do This Halloween

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained this Halloween? Check out these Alexa tricks to have fun this Halloween.

5 Ideas to Prepare Your Smart Home for Halloween

Regardless of whether you want to wow trick-or-treaters or scare them away, here are some smart home projects you an do for Halloween.

How to Control Your Nest Thermostat with Alexa

Control your Nest thermostat from any Alexa-enabled device, including the Amazon app on your smartphone or tablet.

Protect Your Home with the Ring Floodlight Camera

The Ring Floodlight Camera comes with motion detection, floodlights, and a siren. Here is how to set up aRing Floodlight camera, and how to use the alarm in emergency.

How to Set Up and Use the Echo Wall Clock

Did you know that Amazon also produces a smart wall clock? Here we’ll cover everything you need to know about Amazon’s Echo Wall Clock.

6 of the Best Smart Power Strips to Control Even More Devices

Smart power strips allow you to control more devices remotely or with your voice. Here are 6 of the best smart power strips we found.

7 Tips for Using Smart Speakers for Remote Learning

Smart speakers have many uses. Learn how to use smart speakers for remote learning to make homeschooling easier.

Can Hubitat Really Offer a More Private Smart Home?

Hubitat is a differnet kind of smart home hub. It promises better privacy, but can it really give you a more private smart home?

How to Use Your Ring Doorbell with Alexa and Echo Show

Your Ring Doorbell can be easily connected to Amazon ecosystem. Here is how you can use Ring Doorbell with Alexa and Echo Show.

How to Get Alexa to Find Your Missing Phone

Is there anything more frustrating than losing your smartphone in your own home? Use these suggestions to get Alexa to find your phone.

How to Watch Netflix On Nest Hub

It wasn’t possible to stream Netflix on the Nest Hub until now. Learn how to watch Netflix on the Nest Hub to catch up on your favorite shows.

How to Make Alexa More Accessible for the Visually-Impaired

Out of the box, Alexa is already an accessible service. Here are more accessibility features you may want to enable for the visually impaired.

The Best Google Home Speaker Alternatives

Want Google Assistant but not a Google Home speaker? Find out the best Google Home speaker alternatives that still give you Google Assistant voice control.

How to Enjoy Thousands of Radio Stations on Amazon Alexa

Want to listen to your favorite stations and podcasts on your Echo? Find out how to access thousands of radio stations on Alexa.

How to Use Google Assistant Family Bell Feature

Could your family use reminders throughout the day? See how Google Assistant’s Family Bell alarms keep your family on track.

How to Connect Todoist to Amazon Alexa

Todoist is a popular to-do application that integrates well with Alexa. Here is how you can connect Todoist to your Amazon Alexa account.

How to Connect Spotify and Apple Music to Alexa

Do you want to listen to music on your Alexa-enabled device? Here you’ll learn how to connect Spotify and Apple Music to Alexa.

Top 5 Smart Smoke Detectors for 2020

Ready to upgrade your smoke detector? Find out more about the best smart smoke detectors that warn about fires even when you’re not at home.

5 Benefits of the Echo Flex Over Other Echo Products

Trying to find the right Amazon Echo product? Learn about the benefits of the Echo Flex over the more popular Echo products.

Wired Or Wireless Smart Home Devices: Which Is Best?

Is a wired or wireless smart home better? Find out which is best and the pros and cons of each type to create the perfect smart home for you.

How to Reset Any Alexa-Enabled Device

Having trouble with your Alexa-enabled device? Here we’ll show you how to reset your Alexa devices and fix any issues that occur.

How to Connect Kindle to Alexa and Listen to Audiobooks on Echo

Don’t have the time to sit down and read a book? Learn how you can connect Kindle and Audible to Alexa and listen to books on your Echo device.

Benefits of Using Two Smart Home Voice Assistants

Alexa or Assistant? Which is best for your smart home? Find out why some people are using two smart home voice assistants instead of choosing.

Why Is My Amazon Echo Flashing? Your Guide to Echo’s Light Ring Colors

Is your Amazon Echo glowing in different colors? Find out what each Amazon Echo light color means and exactly what Alexa is trying to tell you!

What Is the UL IoT Security Rating and What Does It Mean?

UL isn’t just for energy ratings. Find out about the UL IoT Security Rating, how it works, and how it helps you buy more secure devices.

5 Amazon Alexa Settings that Make It More Useful

There are plenty of things you can do with Alexa. Here are 5 Amazon Alexa settings you can customize to make it even better.

Amazon Echo Devices Compared – Which One Is Best For Your Needs

With multiple Amazon Echo devices to choose from, which should you pick? Find out the differences and which one is best for different types of users.

How to Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a Home Automation Dashboard

Do you want to control all your smart devices from a single location? Learn how to install Domoticz and turn Raspberry Pi into a home automation dashboard.

How to Drop In on Multiple Echo Devices at Once

Amazon Alexa’s Drop In feature is great, but now you can drop in on multiple Echo devices at once. Find out how and why it’s so useful.

How to Set Up Geofencing with Amazon Alexa Routines

Want your smart home to react based on your proximity to your house? Find out how to set up geofencing with Amazon Alexa routines for an even smarter home.

Is Alexa always listening? 4 Ways to Delete Amazon’s Voice Recordings

Your Alexa-enabled device is recording and storing everything you say. Find out how to delete your voice recordings from Amazon’s cloud.

How to Customize Amazon Alexa’s Flash Briefing

Don’t like your current daily news update from Alexa? Learn how to customize your Amazon Alexa’s Flash Briefing with the sources you want most.

How to Avoid Accidental Voice Purchasing with Amazon Alexa

Love the convenience of ordering from Amazon with your voice but fear accidental purchases? Learn how to avoid accidental voice purchasing with Alexa.

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