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In today’s episode I will review the Sengled ZigBee LED Dimmable Smart Light Bulb. I’ll show you a practical use for this ZigBee bulb which works out of the box with SmartThings and Alexa. Let’s get cracking. The Sengled line of ZigBee smart bulbs are directly compatible with the Echo 4th Gen Plus, Echo Show 10, Echo Studio, SmartThings, Wink, Hubitat or the Sengled Hub. The Sengled ZigBee bulbs are not compatible with Philips Hue bridge system. A quick Pro Tip here with re

All capable smart homes need a brain or central hub to control the vast array of smart devices that are available on the market. The SmartThings hub, now made by Aeotec is the best smart home gateway. The SmartThings-Aeotec Hub, previously available as the Samsung SmartThings Hub v3, offers the same fantastic compatibility as the former SmartThings hub. It comes with the ability to manage the former SmartThings sensors and is also equipped with the Zigbee and Z-Wave protoc

Currently the Samsung SmartThings Hub relies on executing many of its commands in the cloud. This means that at the time of this article, automations will not execute absent an internet connection. Even with an internet connection, carry out commands in the cloud sometimes results in latency issues. When this happens, smart home devices are slow to respond. However, Samsung is evolving its SmartThings platform with a new SmartThings Edge framework. This new framework will all

This instructional video will show how easy it is to pair the Ring Z-Wave Door Sensor (2nd Gen) to the new SmartThings App.

Meet Astro, the household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa. Amazon Astro uses advanced navigation technology to find its way around your home and go where you need it. When you're not using Astro, it will hang out close by at the ready. Remotely send Astro to check on specific rooms, people, or things. Plus, get alerts if Astro detects an unrecognized person or certain sounds when you're away. Astro can also follow you with entertainment or find you to deliver calls, m

Alexa can show you even more With a 15.6” Full HD (1080p) smart display and 5 MP camera, family organization and entertainment will look brilliant. You can choose portrait or landscape orientation. At-a-glance organization Use Alexa-powered widgets to keep the family on track with shared calendars, personal sticky notes, to-do lists, shopping lists, and assigned reminders. Alexa can help feed the fam Get daily recipe ideas, cook along hands-free with step-by-step instructions