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Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat Review

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The Nest Learning Thermostat has been a long time favourite since it managed to offer what the user expected from a smart thermostat (the best balance between a number of useful features and an intelligently designed device – something that the more complicated traditional thermostat lacked), but after some time, the shortcomings of the Nest … Read more

Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 3 Review

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While it did not build the initial smart thermostat, Nest is among the first manufacturers to have managed to find the perfect balance between a functional design and a proper amount of features. Unlike other devices (such as the water bottles, hairbrushes, trash-cans or toasters) that got smart just as a proof of concept, the … Read more

Samsung Connect Home Review

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The Samsung Connect Home is the first move from the Korean-based manufacturer to enter the WiFi mesh system family (which has been growing rapidly in the last couple of years) but, it is not the first time Samsung has tried its hands on the development of a smart home hub, since it also owns the … Read more

Cujo, pfSense or the Router Firewall: The Best Ways To Protect Your (IoT) Smart Devices From Outside Threats

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 WHAT IS CUJO?  CAN A REGULAR ROUTER PROTECT YOUR IOT NETWORK?  IS CUJO REALLY PLUG AND FORGET?  WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE? (PFSENSE) When the first smart devices came into existence and the concept of a smart home and the IoT has finally managed to materialize, a lot of people have pointed out that … Read more