Don’t Be a Dummy! Making Your Home “Smarter” for Daily Life & Travel | Easy Upgrades for Your Home
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2020
- We dive into simple and creative smart home upgrades that can improve your daily life and travels. These are affordable and easy upgrades that can help you save time and reduce stress in your life.
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REFERRAL LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Wyze (homepage) ⇨ wyze.com/
- Wyze (Amazon) ⇨ amzn.to/2Vh0CEf
- Shelly 1 (homepage) ⇨ shelly.cloud/shelly1-open-sou...
- Shelly 1PM (Amazon) ⇨ amzn.to/3edAbru
- Step2 Express Package Delivery Box ⇨ amzn.to/2RrQOpT
- Canary Security System ⇨ amzn.to/3c82Nki
- Nest Thermostat ⇨ amzn.to/2XpfGC9
- Plug covers (flat switches) ⇨ amzn.to/2XrJ62C
- Plug covers (toggle switches) ⇨ amzn.to/3ebFec4
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USEFUL LINKS:
- ARTICLE: "Make Your Own Smart Garage Door Opener for $15" ⇨ tinyurl.com/urdsvgd
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MUSIC CREDITS:
- "Magic Marker" by Silent Partner
- "I Love You" by Vibe Tracks
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PHOTO CREDITS:
- Pixabay ⇨ pixabay.com
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Do you have any smart home upgrades that you recommend? I'm always looking for new and creative upgrades. 🤓
Some options:
Great video. Some of my home smart upgrades I've enjoyed:
1) Smart speaker for voice commands (especially for a routine that executes several steps after you give one command). Would suggest either Amazon Echo or Google Home systems (currently the Siri ecosystem doesn't seem to be as robust for a smart home controlled by voice)
2) Smart thermostat.
3) Smart light bulbs.
4) Smart garage door opener.
Using a smart speaker, control the smart thermostat/bulbs via voice commands, phone/tablet app or website. A smart garage door opener is a bigger investment but it's nice being able to remotely control/check the garage door, or simply program it to auto-close after X-minutes.
Thanks, Chan! Sounds like you have a great smart home set-up. I agree with you about the Apple ecosystem too. I wish more devices supported Apple HomeKit (and vice versa). It seems like a missed opportunity! 😊
one thing you can check out is Homebridge. You can run it on a Raspberry Pi and it tricks HomeKit into thinking your non-HomeKit compatible products into HomeKit compatible products
Thanks. Definitely recommending a password manager as most people have a least 50 passwords.
Password managers are extremely useful! It's one of those things that I use multiple times a day and probably take for granted. I feel like I get so much value from it. 😊
I love Wyze. I am really into smart home products. I would suggest people also look into SwitchBot, and switchbot’s new smart curtain to assist in Away modes for when people travel. I also really love automating my robot vaccum. If people are looking for an assistant for their smart home, I suggest buying a Sonos One speaker instead, it is much more expensive, but it supports both, Amazon Alexa and Google Home as well as Siri integrations, so it keeps you from being locked down to one home assistant. Warning that sonos products are addictive though.
Those SwitchBot products look amazing. Thanks for the tip! 😊
I’ve got a number of Wyze devices at home. They’re great products at a great value, from great group of ex-Amazon engineers who founded the company.
I agree. I feel like their products are well-priced and constantly exceed my expectations. I can't believe that they just released a fitness band/tracker for only $25. 😮
@@TripAstute Ha, I will still use my Garmin 935 for fitness tracking...:-)