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5 easy ways to turn your house into a
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by BPT Amazon Alexa on the Echo, smart bulbs. This LED bulb of 23 percent on heating
Echo Dot or Echo Show, contains multiple colors, and cooling costs each year.
here was a time which allows you to control from warm reds to cool blues,
when setting up a more than 1,000 devices plus hundreds of other shades Amazon Echo, Echo Dot
T smart home was a using just your voice. You and tints that allow you to or Echo Show. A smart
labor-intensive endeavor. can connect to as many or light your space according home is not just about smart
You had to know which as few smart devices as you to the mood or occasion, devices, it’s also about making
devices worked together, want. Services like Alexa also all through a simple voice your life easier. For instance,
spend tedious days getting let you access the latest news command. if you’re throwing a dinner
everything to work just right, and weather, set reminders party and want music to set
then master complicated and even order dinner for the Neato Botvac. Not too the mood, just ask “Alexa,
software to control the whole night. many people like cleaning, play jazz music.” The same
experience. For a sample of what’s so when they hear there’s a is true if you want to check
Things have changed. possible with a smart home, Wi-Fi-enabled robot vacuum the weather, order food for a
Nowadays, smart homes here are five devices that can that automatically cleans night in or see what’s on your
are more sophisticated than lead you to a whole new floors for you, their ears calendar for the day. If you
ever. You can set up your home experience! perk up. Connect the Neato find you’re out of laundry
entire home right from your Botvac to your Amazon detergent or cooking oil, you
smartphone, and everything Wemo Mini Smart Plug. Alexa and voila, cleaning the can easily order by asking
can be controlled by your This Wi-Fi-enabled plug floors is as easy as, “Alexa, ask Alexa to have it delivered to
voice. can transform almost every Neato to start cleaning.” your home. All you have to
That’s right, you don’t appliance in your home into do is ask.
need to know any codes a voice-enabled device. Plug Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat. The beauty of a smart home
or remember any complex your coffee maker, lamp Smart thermostats are wildly is that you can pick and
steps to reap the benefits or fan into it, then simply popular for the simple reason choose the features you want.
of a smart home. Do you pair it with your voice that they save homeowners Whether you want to clean,
want to dim the lights for service. With just a simple money. If you forget to adjust the lighting or listen
movie night, listen to your command like “Alexa, start turn down the heat when to your favorite song, with
favorite album while cooking the coffee,” you’ll soon you step out, you can do so a voice service like Amazon
dinner or turn on the lawn smell the heavenly aromas from your smartphone. With Alexa and Amazon Echo,
sprinklers without leaving of fresh-brewed java. sensors that manage hot you’ll experience convenience
the couch? All you have to and cold spots, easy and the fruits of technology
do is ask. TP-Link Multicolor programming features and in a whole new way. n
At the center of a smart LED Bulb. There are light more, this smart thermostat
home is a voice service like bulbs, and then there are can save you an average © 2018 Brandpoint
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