Aiming to elevate the utilitarian garden hose into a smart watering system, the Rachio Smart Hose Timer soars by bringing intelligent convenience and automation to your landscape and garden without the need for an in-ground irrigation system. In our testing, we found the sub-$100 system can be used with hose-end sprinklers, drip irrigation setups, and similar watering accessories to bring elegant scheduling, weather-based automation, and on-demand watering to your home. Read on for our in-depth review. Where to Buy Out of the Box Hello, Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller, meet your new Rachio ..read more

Smart door locks rank among the most popular smart accessories homeowners add to their dwellings, no doubt due to the increased security and convenience they bring. Typically, most smart lock designs include a bulky retrofit housing with a motor for the interior side of the door, plus a retrofit keyed cylinder or keypad for the exterior of the door. Level Lock, on the other hand, upended that paradigm by designing their smart lock system to retrofit the deadbolt and motor mechanisms inside of the door. This enables what Level refers to as invisible smart lock functionality, while not compromis ..read more

Moving beyond its roots in kitchen and bath fixtures, Moen recently launched its Smart Sprinkler Controller line for the residential irrigation market. In our Digitized House smart home, we reviewed the 16-zone version of the controller coupled with four of the in-ground Moen Smart Wireless Soil Sensors. The results of our in-depth review follows. Review Summary Moen Smart Sprinkler Controller 4 out of 5 Moen has brought a viable competitor to market in the form of the Smart Sprinkler Controller, a comprehensive smart irrigation system that offers impressive features and an industry-first ..read more

It’s the holidays and the deals continue to stream in. Here, we capture some of our favorite Cyber Monday and Cyber Week deals on the smart tech you need. Best Cyber Monday Smart Water Deals Who doesn’t want to save money on the monthly water bill? These smart devices from Rachio, Moen, and Kohler can help you do just that. We have extensively used all of them and they will certainly help you get a handle on H20 costs and water usage. Also, be sure to see our in-depth review on the Kohler H2Wise+ to see what it can do for you. Stay tuned for Cyber Monday updates throughout the day in this s ..read more

It’s finally here. Black Friday 2023 promises to be one of the best opportunities to grab great deals for adding smart home technology to your home. Here, we have captured some of the best deals Amazon has to offer on products we recommend and use every day. Best iRobot Roomba Vacuum Deals We depend on our iRobot Roomba j7+ to keep our space clean day in, day out. While these top-rated robot vacs can be pricey, with these Black Friday 2023 deals on Amazon you can get them at a super-nice discount. Best Samsung QLED Smart TV Deals OK, we admit it. We are Samsung smart TV addicts here and own 4 ..read more

For the first time in the brand’s history, Yale Home has brought a smart lock to market with a built-in fingerprint reader in the form of the Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch. Furthermore, they have also launched the Assure Lock 2 Plus for the Apple iPhone segment, a smart lock compatible with the Apple Home Key feature. Both new smart locks are available for order today. Where to Buy The smart locks are available through ShopYaleHome.com, Amazon and Best Buy. Assure Lock 2 Touch: Unlocking with a Fingertip The Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch in Black Suede finish. The fingerprint reader is integrated into ..read more

With smart TVs and smartphones, smart kitchen appliances are simply the next area of your life where smart needs to be. If your kitchen is already in need of an overhaul, then converting your old kitchen into a smart one would make a lot of sense to get the best out of your cooking space. If you are wondering exactly what a smart kitchen is, you will be happy to learn that it is basically a kitchen with smart kitchen appliances or smart gadgets that are all hooked up to your smartphone, whether through Bluetooth or your Wi-Fi.  I can hear you asking, but why do I need to have a smart kitc ..read more

Home security is more important than ever. But traditional security cameras can only let you know when a crime has happened after the fact. You can’t keep an eye on your home 24/7—or, at least, you can’t do it all by yourself. That’s where the latest genre of DIY home security cameras come into the picture, and in this comparison guide we cover the best security camera options out there for 2023. While You’re Away, Burglars Are at Play According to a recent burglary victimization survey, the most common burglaries happen during work hours, while crimes at night were 17% of all burglaries. Your ..read more

The clock will be running out on Prime Day 2023 within hours, but there’s still plenty of time to grab some of the best deals out there in Amazon land. When it’s time to clean up, we have the best-ever deals on our top picks for iRobot Roomba vacuums. Moving to your garden, check out the high-tech, high-top gardening beds from Vego Garden. And whistle while you work with some Beats Studio3 noise-canceling headphones, at a special Prime Day price. Act fast! Best Deals Ever on iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuums, $300 off We could not live without our iRobot Roomba J6+ (we affectionately refer to her as ..read more

Amazon Prime Day 2023 has arrived for July 11-12, 2023, and here we’ve captured some of the best deals out there for your smart home. These include smart water tech, such as sprinkler controllers and hose-end timers—as well as home security tech around smart locks and security cameras. Plus, many Apple device are on sale, including the latest Apple Watch Series 8 and 10.9-in iPad. Act fast, since these deals will be gone when Prime Day ends. Smart Water Deals Smart water devices can mean saving on your water bill, and that’s particularly true during the hot summer months where your lawn is ext ..read more