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Amazon Echo vs. Google Home vs. Apple’s Competitor

Two years ago, Amazon quietly released the Echo, a 9-inch tall cylinder speaker controlled by a cloud-based voice assistant that goes by the name Alexa. Thanks to the Amazon Echo’s popularity, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is about to unleash a voice-powered speaker of its own, the Google Home. Next year, Apple could also join the… read more »

How to Sync Home Lights and Music for Halloween

Halloween is coming, which gives us all another excuse to spend money on new costumes, pretty lights, and scary smoke machines. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween house party or want the coolest haunted house in the neighborhood, making those lights flash in time to music and sound effects is essential. Here are five apps and… read more »

Future Smart Home Trends and the Products You’ll Be Using

The smart home industry in 2016 looks much different than it did only five years ago when Nest introduced its first-generation smart thermostat. No doubt, the industry will change again half a decade from now. It’s time to jump into your time machine. You’re about to uncover what could be the biggest trends in the… read more »

4 Smart Home Fails You Can Avoid If You’re Smart

Small home installations seem to be getting easier with each passing year as the technology that powers smart devices improves. Unfortunately, problems still happen, as the following examples show. It Was the Light Bulb Back in 2009, Raul Rojas become one of the first in Germany to operate a smart home. Nearly everything in the… read more »

Smartphone Batteries, Goodies for the Home, and Other Deals [US]

Right now, there are tons of deals on devices that will keep your phone charged on the go! And speaking of charging, you can also get a quite a cordless tools for meticulously manicuring your yard! Portable Smartphone Batteries Anker PowerCore 5000 Portable Charger ($ 14.39, 71% Off) Anker PowerCore 5000 Portable Charger, Ultra-Compact External… read more »

How to Build a Home Theater on the Cheap

It’s easier than ever to build your own home theater; heck, you can even get the IMAX experience in your living room! The challenge now is to do it without breaking the bank. Surprisingly, a few simple tricks can make that happen. Among the common mistakes in setting up a home theater is to under- or over-budget for… read more »

$20 Android Smartphone, Drone Deals, and Smart Home Discounts

If you’re looking for a smartphone, this is the time to buy! You can get an Android phone for $ 20 today only! Super Cheap Android Phones Motorola Moto E Android Prepaid Phone ($ 19.99, 33% Off) Motorola Moto E Android Prepaid Phone with Triple Minutes (Tracfone) Android 4.4 (KitKat) OSPrice: $ 19.99 Buy Now… read more »

12 Ways Android Can Improve Your Home Office Productivity

I work from home. Many of us web writers do, and we’re not alone. The number of people working remotely is on the rise. How is this possible? High-speed Internet and computers, of course, but also because of smartphones. Yes, today’s smartphones make remote work a feasible task. I’m an Android user, and there are… read more »

10 Productive GNOME Office Apps You Need in Your Home Office

GNOME is one of the most popular desktop environments for Linux, but it doesn’t have its own office suite. Except it kind of does, and I’m not talking about LibreOffice. GNOME Office isn’t a term you see marketed heavily. Don’t try searching for it in your package manager. You probably won’t find anything. That’s because a… read more »

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