smart homes
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Cree’s Cheap New Smart Bulb Is A Long-Lasting LED Dream
Cree’s always impressed us with good-looking LED lightbulbs at wonderfully affordable prices. Now, the North Carolina company is raising the stakes with a new connected bulb that’s not only dimmable and programmable; it also lasts for 25,000 hours, just like its less-smart sibling. The best part? It’s still a bargain.
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The New LittleBits Smart Home Kit Makes It Easy To Hack Your House
The smart home market has exploded in the past year. This fairly futuristic development means that you can pretty easily program your house to do your bidding, but you’re also somewhat restricted by which hub and standard you buy. The littleBits Smart Home Kit promises to change that.
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Logitech Finally Made A Harmony Remote For Your Whole House
It seems like everybody is racing to build the platform that will transform all of our homes into smart homes. But the blunt truth is that nobody’s really in the lead, and a few contenders are still on the sideline. Logitech, however, is gunning for the victory with its new Harmony Living Home system.
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Samsung Wants To Control Your Smart Home Too
Re/Code’s ever reliable Kara Swisher is reporting that Samsung just bought the smart home startup SmartThings for $US200 million. The news comes almost exactly one month after a rumour emerged that the Korean electronics company was making the move. But now that it’s made, things could get interesting.