Living in a Franken-Home
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Category: Insights
Our thoughts, opinions and insights on the smart home market.
Finding my Lost iPhone
Last Tuesday we flew back to Sacramento airport after a long adventure in London and Norway. In LAX, after being on the move for more than 20 hours, I was happy to be on...
CES 2025: Home Tech Insights
We reflect on the smart home and other tech trends from CES 2025.
CES 2025: Our 25 Favorite Home Tech Products
This year’s CES felt more like incremental innovation – especially in the smart home space – but what we did see really encouraged us. It means that these companies are listening to their customers...
2024 Smart Home Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to our eleventh annual smart home holiday gift guide! We don’t know how you feel, but for us 2024 has just flown by. It seems like we just returned from CES, but maybe...
IFA Berlin 2024: European Market Insights
We visit IFA Berlin 2024, our first time at the premier European consumer electronics show.
CES 2024: Smart Home Insights
In 2024, CES seems to be back to where it was in 2019. This year we could feel the energy and excitement on the show floor and in the city. Happy hours and after...
CES 2024: Our Top 20 Favorite Home Tech
Every year we visit CES it’s the same. People ask us what we saw, we say, oh not much. Nothing that exciting. Then we make our list of products and we have to debate...
Smart Home Tour: Behind the Scenes at AppMyHome
Our friend and fellow creator Brandon Doyle came through California on his Tesla road trip and stopped to take a tour of our smart home. We had a great time showing him around and...
CES 2023: Smart Home Insights
It’s been a few weeks since our annual trip to Las Vegas for CES 2023 and we’ve had some time to reflect on our experience. It’s still the best place for us to see...