Tristan Perry 
Lutron makes some of the best switches when it comes to taking control of your home’s smart ecosystem. Lutron is a flagship smart switch brand. This means you can expect them to work with Apple’s HomeKit just as easily as they work with Alexa and Google Assistant. That doesn’t mean you won’t need to spot … Read more
Doesn’t it feel like you can do anything with smart home technology? You can control every device in your house from half a world away, but some of the most basic and essential features still seem to be missing. Timers are one of the most crucial aspects of smart tech. When you can tell your … Read more
It seems like there’s a new type of RGB that comes out every month. What used to be a simple choice between a few types of LED light is now an endless list full of options. Are any of these RGB lights even different? We’re going to go over all of the details and make … Read more
Lutron Caseta smart dimmer switches are a great addition to any smart home. Installing these into the walls of your home will change how you look at smart technology. Making the home itself smarter is the next level of smart home tech. Lutron Caseta is well known for their lighting control systems. They offer a … Read more
Back in 2018, Ring promised that you would soon be able to pay extra for 24/7 recording from all “wired” Ring devices (such as the Ring Pro and Ring Floodlight Cam). However it’s now 2021 and… Ring still doesn’t offer continuous 24/7 recording features. This is disappointing but unsurprising – Ring has been promising HomeKit … Read more
Lutron Caseta is one of the most recognizable names in the smart home industry. They design a wide range of high-end products and have earned a reputation for creating more reliable smart home technology. Mesh networks have come to redefine how smart home tech communicates. Where yesterday’s smart home devices put a lot of burden … Read more
As smart technology gets more advanced, it’s beginning to integrate with the core of our homes. This includes wiring it directly into the walls. Smart switches offer incredible potential when it comes to the limits of smart technology. Rather than just having technology attached to your home, this wires the smart technology directly into the … Read more
A TRIAC lighting control might sound like something out of an old episode of Star Trek, but it’s actually one of the original ways for controlling dimmable lighting. As the world has moved towards the LED standard, TRIAC dimmers have fallen out of fashion. However, there are still plenty of situations where you can make … Read more
Since most crime happens at night, a high quality night vision mode is really critical for your security system. As a result I wanted to shoot this video and talk through the pros and cons of Ring’s night vision mode, and also discuss how it works. I also explore Ring’s color night vision mode, and … Read more
ELV dimmers are a great way to control your smart lighting. These dimmers are some of the few that are actually compatible with LED lights and even compatible with certain brands of smart lighting. There are several different types of dimmer technology when it comes to switches that can control your home’s lighting. Each different … Read more