Author: Valerie Antkowiak

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Connect to your Pet with Petcube Bites

Here at AppMyHome we are always intrigued with novel ways to monitor our home and solve problems with technology. Plus, like most people, we think dogs and cats are cute. So we were really...

Smart Home Security with Konnected

Update July 22, 2020: This is our review of the original Konnected Alarm Panel that launched on Kickstarter. Read our review of the Konnected Alarm Panel v2.  After we began our journey to automate our...

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2017 Smart Home Holiday Gift Guide

Welcome to our fourth annual smart home holiday gift guide. As we reflect on the past year, it feels like the smart home market has continued to evolve with mostly incremental innovations from the...

Smart Comfort with Haiku Fans

Update July 16, 2019 – Big Ass Fans has discontinued the separate Haiku Home branding but still sells the Haiku and entry-level Haiku L Series fans through their Big Ass Fans Home residential line of...

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Smart Home Cooking Challenge: Blue Apron

Update April 18, 2020: We did this meal kit comparison in 2017. Read our latest summary of meal delivery services. For several years, we have been enjoying cooking at home more often thanks to...

SkyBell HD – Smart Doorbell

Update April 17, 2020: We retired our Skybell after using three generations of the product. While the Skybell HD is still available through some third-party sellers on Amazon, it appears the best way to...

Smart Home Cooking with Terra’s Kitchen

Update April 17, 2020: Terra’s Kitchen filed for bankruptcy in September 2019. Check out our latest meal kit comparison. Our latest experiment with smart home packaged cooking kits is Terra’s Kitchen. When we saw the...

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Smart Home Cooking with Home Chef

Update April 17, 2020: We reviewed Home Chef in 2015. Read our most recent meal service comparison. We continue our review of some of the the latest home delivery meal-kit services with Home Chef....