remember Philips hue? the smartphone-controllable, web-enabled LED home lighting system? well, it now has a couple of friends joining it and they are the LivingColors Bloom and LightStrips – collectively (and very aptly) known as Philips Friends of hue. the Philips Friends of hue takes your light show from beyond the ceiling to the wall and under your corridor arch, bed, sofa and more.
fancy starting a home automation for your home, but not sure where to start? well, the Belkin WeMo Light Switch looks like a good place to start. it will not make coffee for you in the morning, but it will, however, let you control the connected light (or lights, depending on how many of the lights you hook it up to) over WiFi, 3G or 4G network using your smartphone
seriously, it has been a long while since we need get up and walk to our TV or music system to control them, so why should your lightings be any different? the idea of remote control light is not new but it does involve switching out your light fixture for a specific remote control-capable model which might be everyone’s fancy. this is where the LIFX WiFI Light Bulb comes in.
we know, most people can’t believe the fact that the sixth-gen iPhone still hasn’t have NFC. we also know Apple fanboys have 101 arguments that could shake off the need for NFC. sure. you could live without using NFC to buy things and miss discounts but using it to tap open your home door? it is criminal for any style geeks
a router is generally not the coolest ‘showoff gadget’ to any geeks – usually most folks can’t wait to it stash away, out-of-sight and still hope it will maintain its signal while being banished to some forsaken corner of the home. however, the Almond+ AC Touchscreen WiFi Router + Smart Home Hub from
it might be a coincidence: nearly all geeks had wanted to be a ninja at some point in their lives and the same bunch also dreamed to have an automated home. well, we sort of made that up but anyway, with only one real ninja descendant in the world (now residing in Japan), the hope to become one stealth assassin
considering the fact that we spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping and the rest of time, fiddling with our iPhone (ok, maybe not that much but close), the Lumawake iPhone Smart Dock seems like a brilliant idea. so what’s this Lumawake thing all about? well… it would be the world’s first smart dock that makes your iPhone work smarter and harder for you, even when you are asleep. the…
despite its very Transformer-ish namesake, there is little mystery in this product. the Lockitron (no relation to Decepticon or whatsoever) is an add-on to your regular dead bolt that will allows you to lock or unlock your home using a smartphone even when you are miles away. the benefits are countless (assuming you have total faith in technologies) are countless. for e.g…
flipping a light switch is a task that we don’t need our brain to process. it as simple as this: you need lights, you walk to the switch and flip it and that’s it. however, the Philips hue Smart LED Bulb is going to change the way how we are going to light up and the good news is, it is happening right now. so what exactly is Philips hue? it is a wireless bulb that you can control with…
just a few post ago, we read about Belkin’s WeMo that offers a cost-effective way and straightforward way to kick start your home automation dream but if you are looking for something that’s more comprehensive, then look no further than the SmartThings. SmartThings is an intelligent home automation system that will offers you control and…
home automation is a dream since, like forever but it has never become a reality commercially due to a variety of reasons which we suspect the huge cost of implementation is the main culprit. anyway, thanks to the power of modern smartphone and of course, the leaps and bounds of technological advancement, we have now inched closer to making it a reality…