Arlo makes my favorite security cameras, with a full portfolio of options for wired, wireless, indoor, and outdoor products. When offered a chance to take a look at Arlo’s new security lights, I was excited to see how I could add to my Arlo system. Arlo Security Lights are OK, but depending on your application…
Sonos One: The New Must-Have Smart Speaker for Music Lovers
This is a sponsored post Thomas, our 11 year old guitar playing son, likes to use our Sonos speaker to play music from his iPod playlists loud. The rest of the family likes the ability to shout “Alexa, play some Tom Petty.” When I heard that Sonos was releasing Sonos One, a system integrated with…
Why You Want Arlo Baby HD Smart Baby Monitor for Your Child’s Room
Netgear’s Arlo has been my favorite webcam for the last few years. The products are attractive, versatile, easy to setup, and once configured, they provide high-quality and reliable video recording anywhere inside or outside the house. I didn’t expect anything less from their Arlo Baby and found that it’s a full featured smart baby monitor that…
Lenovo ThinkCentre X1 Review: Powerful and Attractive All-in-One
Our computer on the first floor of the house just got an upgrade to the Lenovo ThinkCentre X1 Signature Edition. It’s a 23.8” all-in-one PC with a 6th-generation Intel Core i5 processor. The ThinkCentre system works at our frantic pace and doesn’t get in our way. Using the Lenovo ThinkCentre X1 as a Family Machine…
How Roku TV Helps You Stream Content to Cut Cable
I have been a fan of Roku for a long time. My first DVR and experience with on-demand TV was with ReplayTV. The founder of ReplayTV left the company to found Roku as a streaming-only solution. It has been a couple of years since I looked at Roku’s products. Roku has a whole lineup of…
Cool Tech from #CES2017 We Hope is Coming Soon
Lots of the companies at CES were showing new concepts and future products that aren’t shipping yet. Here’s my list of up and coming products that you can’t get your hands on yet. Foldimate’s Laundry Folding Machine Foldimate is working on a machine to fold your laundry for you. Shirts, pants, you name it! The major appliance…
Only At CES Moments from #CES2017
While we’re waiting for Leticia’s roundup of all the cool things she found at CES this year, I’m here to say that CES is a marathon. Head to Vegas in the middle of winter with 177,000 of your closest friends to geek out over huge TVs, prototype gadgets, and everything in between. Besides the big name companies…
Withings Home: The Multitasking Webcam That’s More than a Baby Monitor
This is a sponsored post The Withings Home camera is a high quality HD webcam that serves many purposes. Marketed as a security camera, baby monitor, and even a pet cam, it serves several roles, including indoor air quality monitor. It’s a multitasking device that grows with your family. I appreciate that it can be…
Samsung’s SmartThings Hub Demonstrates When the Cloud Failed Me
Earlier this week, I allowed a bunch of Android applications to update, including Samsung’s SmartThings app for my home automation. After the SmartThings app had updated, I launched it, only to find that it had forgotten my login. I entered my username and password and was essentially treated as a new customer. After answering some…
Getting Started with the New Matter MOD-t 3D Printer for Easy & More Affordable 3D Printing
A 3D Printer for $399? 3D Printers are rapidly going mainstream. Prices on 3D printers have fallen fast, making it affordable for the average consumer to get involved in the 3D printing revolution. New Matter offers their MOD-t 3D printer for only $399, a full featured 3D printer that is well designed and attractive.
