Philips Hue’s Lightstrips have some really nice features, and they can work really well in various places in your house – especially behind your TV, and in your kitchen. In-fact, I’m considering using them in my kitchen but I wanted to know exactly how many Lightstrip packs to buy since I may need to cut … Read more
Philips Hue is expanding their smart devices into new products that seek to give users a more immersive, and smarter, home lighting experience. These devices allow you to have your Hue smart lighting react to music, movies, and video games. How does this all work? The Hue Sync app and Hue Sync Box physical device … Read more
Since its introduction, many have upgraded their Ring Alarm system for the new Alarm Pro. After all, you get enhanced home security plus an eero 6 router that also offers extra internet security. A win-win right? In theory, absolutely! But what about in real, everyday use? Some Ring Alarm Pro users who previously had NO … Read more
I recently set up a second Ring Indoor Cam, which I put in my study to test a few things out. However I made sure to disable the audio and motion recording on it, so that it wouldn’t disturb anyone when we were at home. Heck, I even pointed it at the wall so it … Read more
The Echo Show product line packs a tech-punch in terms of features: The Echo Show 5 and the Echo Show 8 offer portability—and 2020’s Echo Show 10 is, more or less, a room-filling entertainment system. Whichever way you roll, you’ll find most of the features the Amazon Alexa platform has to offer. This said, the … Read more
The Philips Hue dimmer switch is great: it acts as a physical remote, allowing you to seamlessly control your smart bulbs (turning them on/off, changing their brightness, and changing between scenes). However sometimes it will refuse to work, instead showing a red ‘error’ light in the top left when you press one of the buttons. … Read more
Smart home devices might seem like they use up a lot of electricity, but is this true? How much energy is being used by your Ring devices? Ring’s smart home products do not use a lot of electricity. Even the most power-hungry Ring devices are still only using a small amount of electricity and shouldn’t … Read more
If you have a Ring camera or doorbell, then you know what an important role they play in your home security. While using them, sometimes you do run into the occasional hiccup. But in general Ring devices are pretty reliable. And of course, you manage all of your Ring devices from the Ring app. But … Read more
When someone presses your Ring Doorbell, an external ‘ringing’ sound is played. One time – not long after installing my own Ring Doorbell Pro – someone pressed the doorbell (without knowing what it was) and then they visibly jumped a bit as it abruptly played a sound back to them! This does seem like a … Read more
I love Ring products, but sometimes I wished they added some key features. After all, many of their products cost hundreds of dollars (or pounds), but the recording quality is stuck at ‘full HD’ and there’s a often issues with missed recordings due to the lack of Ethernet support and 24/7 recording support. So today’s … Read more
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