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By Nathan Rockershousen, Technical Writer Controlling a smart home is primarily focused on being able to do things as quickly as possible. Sorting through various apps for different buttons to control smart devices is cumbersome and time consuming. While it is still nice to have the ability to control devices from a smart phone, advancements in voice recognition have made...
We know that getting started with creating a smart home can be a daunting task. That's why we’ve designed the Smart Outlet to be easy to use and include a setup process that only takes a couple minutes to complete. There are also some great features for controlling the product like Siri Voice control and support for Apple HomeKit. In...
Father’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show dad how special he is, but finding a gift that he will love is hard. Thankfully, for those dads who enjoy the latest and greatest technology available, the ConnectSense Smart Outlet is the perfect present for helping him create a functional smart home. The Smart Outlet allows dad to control and monitor...
By Nathan Rockershousen, Technical Writer/Marketing The Internet of Things (IoT) has been revolutionary in changing the way consumers interact with the technological devices in their lives. The amount of users with IoT devices in their homes, cars, and even on their bodies is also growing at an increasing rate. It is clear that IoT technology is heavily integrated into the lives...
It may seem like setting up Homes, Rooms, and Zones in HomeKit is overkill in the sense that digitally organizing your smart home seems unnecessary. However, doing this in HomeKit gives you access to a lot of powerful features and a whole new set of Siri commands, allowing you to control multiple devices at once. Homes Most people only have...
HomeKit was announced at WWDC 2014 as a smart home ecosystem for iOS. HomeKit is extremely exciting and allows you to purchase devices from different manufacturers that interoperate under this one ecosystem. Interoperable For instance, instead of having to control devices such as a thermostat, smart lock, or various plugs from fifteen different apps, you can now do it under...