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Kevin Ashton coined the phrase "The Internet of Things" back in 1999, but a decade later most of the on-line gadgets in my house are still recognisable as being technology. My fridge is still a fridge, my front door still needs a key and my house doesn't talk to me. That was the situation until a couple of weeks when
Kevin Meagher from Lowe's talked to Todd and Daniel about the Lowe's Iris Program. The idea behind the Lowe’s Iris program is to bring home automation to the masses. The base program which is a security program starts at $175. You control the program through a smart phone or a computer. The base program is very easy to set up
Iris is a new home security system being offered through Lowes, the home improvement giant that has stores around the country. The Iris system is not new, but a lot more upcoming features were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and Andy McCaskey stopped by the booth to take a look. Iris is about more than just security. It is also home automation.
Nest has been the darling of the tech industry in recent months, with their innovative thermostat solution, but Honeywell, a long-established manufacturer in this market is taking them on with a new WiFi enabled thermostat of their own. It brings along most of the features of the Nest, but in a slightly larger format. The new model from Honeywell features
Home automation has become a hot topic these days, with more services and hardware becoming available at increasingly better prices. Now another new product has hit the market, this one from a company called Visible Energy. The item, known as the "Monostrip", provides some unique features at a very good price. The Monostrip essentially looks like a mini powerstrip, but has
Tech news web site BGR introduced their new BGR Show today and episode one is a big one for tech, home theater, and home automation fans. The show is slated to run weekly and, in addition to a little cool technology like this week, they also promise interviews with celebrities and some behind-the-scenes segments with manufacturers. The home featured in
Some of you may be familiar with Schlage Link, but they are now rebranded as Nexia Home Intelligence to give users more of an idea what they are all about. They are working to bring total control of a user's home right to the fingertips. From security, to heating and air conditioning to home automation, you can control it all