Smart Home & Tech Reviews
Smart Home & Tech Reviews
I worried about a window wasn’t during a storm or a break-in story on the news. It was a normal weekday morning. I was already halfway to work when the thought landed out of nowhere: Did I actually close the…
I didn’t answer my front door, even though I was home, felt oddly empowering. I was sitting at the kitchen table, halfway through a late lunch, when the doorbell rang. That sharp, familiar sound that usually triggers a tiny spike…
I checked a security camera because of a feeling rather than a noise, I felt a little silly. It was early evening, that in-between hour where the house is quiet but not sleepy yet. I was cooking, half paying attention,…
I realized how much I relied on home security, nothing dramatic was happening. I was half-asleep on the couch, late afternoon light slanting through the blinds, when my phone buzzed. Just a soft vibration. A delivery had been dropped off…
I thought seriously about lighting wasn’t because I wanted a “smart home.” It was because I was half-asleep, standing in the hallway at 2 a.m., flipping a switch that didn’t do anything. The bulb was smart. The switch was dumb.…
The first time I thought about smart switches wasn’t because I wanted a “smart home.” It was because I kept forgetting to turn the hallway light off before going to bed. Not in a dramatic way. Just that quiet, annoying…
The first time I used LED light strips, it wasn’t for decoration. It was because the overhead light in my living room felt harsh at night. Too bright, too direct, like it was reminding me that the day wasn’t really…
The first smart bulb I ever installed was supposed to fix one small, stupid problem. I kept falling asleep on the couch with the main light on. Not a cozy lamp, not a warm glow — the full overhead light,…
The first smart bulb I installed was in a hallway I barely used. That alone tells you something. I didn’t start with the living room or the bedroom. I started with a space where I was tired of flicking a…