Plugs and Switches
What a Smart Plug Can and Cannot Control
A reader once asked me why her smart plug would not dim her lamp the way her friend's smart bulb did, and the honest answer was...
Smart home reviewer and early adopter, page 7 of 7
Milo buys new smart home devices the week they launch and keeps an unglamorous spreadsheet of exactly which ones have failed him and how long they lasted. He writes about gear the way he would warn a friend before they buy it.
Plugs and Switches
A reader once asked me why her smart plug would not dim her lamp the way her friend's smart bulb did, and the honest answer was...
Smart Lighting
I built fourteen lighting scenes in my first month with smart lighting, everything from "movie night" to "dinner party" to a...
Smart Lighting
My first smart home purchase was a four pack of color changing bulbs, and within a month I had two lamps nobody could turn on...
Games
Smart homes and futuristic gadgets have long been a favorite subject of video games, which love to imagine connected, automated...