Did you ever wish that Alexa or Google Assistant was able to let you have a smart home instead of just a bunch of smart things? How about dimming the room lights, turning on any back lighting on a monitor or display, and making everything cozy when you start playing a movie? These are relatively
SimpliSafe and August Home announced a partnership to integrate their devices. If you own an August Smart Lock and SimpliSafe security system, you’ll be able to sync up locking and unlocking with arming and disarming your security system. If you disarm your system using the SimpliSafe Key Fob, Keypad or mobile app, your August Smart
In Texas, they have one new home community under construction today for every 10,000 people. In Florida, they build one new home community for every 20,000 people. In California, the ratio is one community per 45,000 people. The result is that [home builders] who build and sell substantially the same house in Texas for $300,000
As Jimmy Ayala, Division President of Pardee Homes San Diego, leads me through a series of model homes at his company’s new development, he explains that this master-planned community is both a vision of the future, as well as the last of its kind. The project in the booming East County area outside San Diego,
Could your fridge be spying on you? And should you worry about Alexa listening to your conversations? These are two things the Bricks & Mortar team have been puzzling over after a week of news stories informing us that a global Russian hacking offensive is under way, and our homes could be the target. We
Eufy is Anker’s smart home brand, and they just launched their campaign for a wire-free security cam—the EverCam. The EverCam’s late entry into this market segment allows it to address common issues that other security cameras face. This includes annoyances like battery life, tricky installation, and an unending stream of tedious false notifications every time
