Walmart’s Powerful AND Cheap ($78) 8 inch Android Tablet
Walmart’s Ares 8 by Nextbook is not only an incredibly cheap 8 inch android tablet, but its also a high performer with a …
Amazon Echo Home Automation Support Now Official After Beta
The voice controlled Bluetooth speaker and smart digital assistant known as Amazon Echo is now out of beta for anyone to purchase. This post beta period includes officially supported voice controlled home automation for …
HomeKit Home Automation on Apple Watch
Apple demonstrated home automation on Apple Watch during its 2015 World Wide Developers Conference keynote speach. The new features include incredible Siri voice control of
singlecue Gesture Controlled Smart Home
The machine vision company called eyeSight Technologies gained a lot of press last year when it announced onecue (now renamed singlecue), a gesture controlled smart home solution. The singlecue is like a Microsoft Kinect you can put on top of any TV to replace all the remotes in your entertainment center with gesture controls. If that doesn’t…
Calaos Open Source Home Automation
The Calaos open source home automation project and associated blog is one of the closest representations of what I envision is the perfect platform for the DIY home automation enthusiast. Its a Linux based free software project (GPLv3) that was developed by a French company called Calaos and open sourced when the company closed its doors back in 2013. …