Smart speakers aren’t just for listening to music and controlling your home tech. Alexa can also be used as an inexpensive intercom system. In this article, I’ll show you how to use Alexa to listen to other rooms or communicate with your home remotely. I’ll also go over the security concerns and what you can […]
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Mopping isn’t fun, but are robots really ready to take this tedious task from us? I love my Roomba, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to hand its cousin a big bucket of water. Are robot mops worth it, or should we wait a few more years? In this article, I’ll weigh out the pros
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A smart home should be an energy-efficient home. Smart appliances usually offer great cost-savings, but you also need ways to cut the costs of your dumb old devices. Smart plugs seem like the obvious solution, but do smart plugs save energy? Smart plugs draw a small amount of energy in standby mode, but it’s far
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Echo speakers have a huge range of music services available, but you won’t find Soundcloud in their list. Fortunately, there is still a way to play your favorite Soundcloud music on your Amazon Alexa. In this article, We’ll look at how to play Soundcloud on Alexa, including one easy method and one advanced alternative. I’ll
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Old TVs have a lot to learn from Roku, but you need to get them talking to each other first. If you want to get access to all of the Roku Smart TV features on your non-smart TV, you’ll need to learn how to connect Roku to a TV without an HDMI port. In this
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The smarter our homes get, the more we have to worry about the impact of internet outages. Smart thermostats are incredibly convenient when your network is online but does Nest Thermostat work without Wi-Fi? Most functions of your Nest Thermostat will work without Wi-Fi. It will still do everything a dumb thermostat does, including maintaining
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Security systems should just work. We need to be able to trust them, or else there’s just no point in even having cameras. In this article, I’ll show you what to do when you see a Blink camera flashing red light. We’ll go over the five most common causes and solutions, so you can go
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Alexa’s easy-to-use voice interface and powerful routines make it an amazing smart home hub. The newest Echo even has a Zigbee hub, which means the Amazon Alexa system is one step closer to being able to control all your smart home gadgets. But is Alexa compatible with Z-Wave devices? Alexa smart speakers are not directly
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The Firestick remote is hardy, but it’s not indestructible. When your old remote breaks, gets lost in a couch cushion, or just walks away (it happens!), you’ll need a replacement. Unfortunately, the installation instructions for your replacement remote are going to assume you still have the original one. How does that make sense? In this
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Sick of finding your partner’s tunes in your Spotify playlist? Even separate Spotify accounts won’t solve it if you share one account on Alexa. Let’s tackle how to keep your playlists truly yours. This post breaks down how to manage multiple Spotify accounts with Alexa, detailing the benefits of this setup. Plus, there’s a handy
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