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Affordable Smart Home Technology
In this, our year of 2017, there’s a plethora of home technology available to consumers that can really make their lives easier. The practical help that smart home technology affords consumers is quite valuable – however, there’s a ton of fantastic smart home technology out there that won’t burn a hole through your wallet or break your budget! Here’s Noah’s Ark’s guide to fantastic smart home technology that you can absolutely afford.
Incipio Smart Light Bulb Adapter
Smart light bulbs can be expensive, but this white only light bulb adapter can transform any home light into a smart light. It screws right into a socket, and the lightbulb is then screwed in the adapter. I tcan work with all forms of voice control technology including Apple HomeKit for Siri or Alexa, and can be controlled with a phone or through an Apple TV. It offers light dimming, geofencing, and multiple user features.
Honeywell Programmable THermostat
This smart thermostat allows for full connection with Wi-Fi and can be controlled through a dedicated app for Android or iOS, allowing you to easily control your thermostat through your smartphone, regardless of whether or not you are home. It also learns your patterns of heating and cooling and automatically adapts!
EZVIZ Mini HD Security Camera
This tiny home security camera can be easily hidden and captures 720p video. It has night vision, and a motion detection feature that activates when it starts recording. It also comes with a month long free trial of it’s cloud data storage software; and if you choose to not pay for cloud storage, you can always insert an SD card directly in the camera for storage.
Amazon Echo Dot
This voice activated home personal assistant does not have a full sized speaker like more expensive versions of similar technology, but can work directly with existing features through bluetooth or an audio jack, so you have access to the constant on Alexa, Amazon’s full home personal assistant. This way you can do everything from call a cab to order pizza with a simple phrase.
Wink Connected Hib
This hub links many smart home devices together for compact home automation systems. This allows you to unlock your doors, control your thermostat, and turn on your lights all from one system. This system is not expensive like other hubs, and supports a wide variety of device connectivity methods including Wi-FI, Bluetooth, Z-Wave, and even Zigbee – and it’s operated all through one central app.
TP-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug
These smart wall plugs allows you to remotely turn devices on and off, which can help you save a ton of energy for Green reasons, and also lowers your energy bill. It simply plugs directly into wall outlets, and connects through Wi-Fi to an app on your smartphone for easy control.
