The Google Home web app at home.google.com has been a fantastic addition for smart home users, finally giving us a way to view all of our camera feeds on a large desktop or laptop screen. But since its launch, it has had one massive, glaring omission: the ability to actually control the rest of our […]| Chrome Unboxed – The Latest Chrome OS News
It seems some retailers just couldn’t wait for Google’s big smart home event on October 1st. We’ve been anticipating a refresh of the Nest hardware lineup, and now we have our first real-world look. As reported by 9to5Google, the rumored new Nest Cam and Doorbell “2K” models are already appearing on store shelves at a […]| Chrome Unboxed – The Latest Chrome OS News
We just moved in and tried to replace a Honeywell Thermostat with the Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 3. Looks like the heat function is only blowing cool air, so we think we wired things incorrectly,...| Home Improvement Stack Exchange
It looks like Google’s entire smart home hardware lineup is about to get a big refresh. A new report from Android Headlines has detailed what appears to be the next generation of Nest Cams, a new Nest Doorbell, and the mysterious new smart speaker Google teased at Made by Google earlier this month. If this […]| Chrome Unboxed – The Latest Chrome OS News
Silicon Valley has been the leader in many things for decades, but rarely has the region's first place position been for something as undesirable as air quality. Following the record-setting disaster that has wiped out my one-time hometown of Paradise, Bay Area residents are choking on the resulting downwind smoke, seeking answers as to how unsafe it is, and how they can gain relief. And while I know that a week-plus of uncomfortable air is hardly the worst outcome of these climate change fue...| louisgray.com
Hummingbirds! Pint-sized birds belonging to their own unique family “Trochilidae.” These birds are the jewel-colored flowers of the avian kingdom. They commonly visit gardens and are the smallest…| World Birds
A little while ago, I wrote some musings on Home Automation and made reference to our heating setup.As it's had a bit of time (and some poor weather) to run and be improved upon, I thought it might be| www.bentasker.co.uk
I've dabbled with elements of Home Automation in the past.In a previous rental, we only had storage heaters, so I equipped each room with an Oil Radiator and an energenie RF plug socket (like these ht| www.bentasker.co.uk
Came across this wooden box at Dollar Tree & envisinoed a charming cottage birdhouse!....amazing textures & nature inspired embellishments!| hammonsnest.com
Herb collections are like personal potion shops, with hundreds and hundreds of possibilities for formulas and remedies. Slowly curating your own home apothecary should be a gradual process. This makes your herbal choices, supplies and needs very intentional. In my clinical dispensary, I had about seventy five herbs in stock throughout the seasons. In my [...] Read More... from Creating an Herbal Apothecary at Home The post Creating an Herbal Apothecary at Home appeared first on Ginger Tonic B...| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
In a notable stride toward simplifying smart home automation, Google has introduced the "Help Me Script" feature. This innovative tool, part of Google Home's| Tech Three Dots
The chair for Digital Building Technologies (DBT) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich, lead by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Dillenburger researches new building technologies based on the seamless integration of computational design methods, digital fabrication and new materials. In this context, DBT investigates additive manufacturing strategies in architecture, which have the potential to challenge traditional paradigms of construction. The aim is not only to rationalise the fab...| dbt
Verdigris has raised $10M for smarter buildings: I am so excited by this news, because roughly eight years ago I met one of the founders of Verdigris in an Austin coffee shop to talk about how to use AI and connected HVAC to make buildings greener. The company just raised $10 million in funding (in this environment!) led […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis