Preventing water damage with Guardian
We installed the Guardian Leak Prevention System Plus and feel safer knowing we can automatically shut off our home’s water to prevent water damage. Water Leak: False Alarm We use our garbage disposal a...
Author: Valerie Antkowiak
Lowe’s Iris Shuts Down
We have used the Lowe’s Iris smart home hub on and off since 2014. We share our thoughts on the end of the Iris service. Yesterday Lowe’s notified us that Iris is closing their...
Our 29 Favorite CES 2019 Smart Home Gadgets
We highlight our favorite CES smart home gadgets we are looking forward to exploring in 2019. Every year after we attend CES, everyone wants to know – what was the best thing you saw...
State of the Smart Home 2019 – Observations from CES
We share our view on the smart home market after our visit to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After an exciting (and exhausting!) week of walking all over Las Vegas, chatting with...
Wire-Free Smart Lighting from ThirdReality
We review ThirdReality’s wire-free smart lighting products: the RealitySwitch, RealityLight and RealityAdapter smart home lighting products. A few years ago we made the decision to install Z-Wave smart outlets and switches throughout our house,...
Smart Wi-Fi Controls from myTouchSmart
We review four Wi-Fi smart home products built by Jasco – myTouchSmart indoor and outdoor smart plugs and the in-wall smart switches and outlets. At AppMyHome, we have been using GE smart switches and...
2018 Smart Home Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to our fifth annual smart home holiday gift guide. Since we made our first shopping recommendations in 2014 we have watched the smart home market grow and become more and more mainstream. These...
A Smarter Light for Our Yard: the Maximus Camera Floodlight
We upgraded our side yard security with the Maximus Camera Floodlight and Kuna Artificial Intelligence. Like many homeowners, we have an entry gate as part of the fence on the side of our house,...
Sleek and Stylish Smart Lock – the Kwikset Obsidian
We upgraded our smart home recently with a sleek and stylish keyless smart lock from Kwikset – the Obsidian. When we first starting looking at different smart locks for our home, we were convinced...
Smart Home Cooking with Martha & Marley Spoon
Here at AppMyHome we love technology and we love to eat. For the last several years we have been using online meal kits to make our dinner time more convenient and fun. A few...