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Category Archives: Gear Brain
Buying Guide for Smart Locks: What You Need To Know
Smart locks now play a big role in any smart home’s security system, extending the way we grant, or deny, access to our abode. Here are 5 questions to ask yourself before buying one. Read the rest of this guide … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, smart home, smart locks
Tagged August, Bluetooth, Danalock, Eufy, Friday, Halo, Igloohome, Kwikset, Level, Lockly, NFC, Ring, Schlage, smart home, smart lock, smart locks, Ultraloq, WiFi, Yale
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5 Questions To Ask Before Buying A Smart Doorbell for Smart Home
Want to know who is ringing your doorbell before you head to the door? Think of smart video doorbells as your home’s caller ID. Read the rest of this report here at GearBrain.com.
Posted in Gear Brain, smart home, smart locks
Tagged Arlo, August, Blink, doorbell cam, Nest, Ring, video doorbell
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Review: Hands on with SimpliSafe DIY home security system
The simplest home security system is one that is professionally installed, where you choose a PIN code once the pros are done drilling and wiring, and pay your monthly monitoring fees. But a professionally installed system is expensive, which is … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, Gear Brain, smart home
Tagged door sensor, motion sensor, Ring Protect, SimpliSafe, water sensor, Wi-Fi camera, window sensor
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Review: Schlage Encode Smart Deadbolt with built-in Wi-Fi is a solid no-frills option
A new generation of smart locks that has built-in Wi-Fi for remote operation —instead of forcing you to buy an add-on module — is a positive step forward for consumer convenience. Yet when you buy a lock that includes Wi-Fi, … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, smart home, smart locks
Tagged Alexa Key, encode, Ring, Schlage, smart lock
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Apple AirPods 2 Review: Is it worth upgrading or not?
Do you own Apple’s wildly popular AirPods true wireless Bluetooth buds? If you do, you are now on the horns of an upgrade dilemma: do you step-up to the company’s second generation AirPods 2 ($199)? At first glance, Apple’s AirPods augmentations … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, Gear Brain, music players/speakers
Tagged AirPods, AirPods 2, Apple, Bluetooth, ear buds, earphones, headphones, iPhone, true wireless
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7 ways Qualcomm’s new chip set will change your smart devices for the better
Read the rest of this report at Gearbrain.com here. Smart speakers can be frustrating. They’ll wake up from hearing their name uttered in casual conversation or even if it’s said on the TV. Worse, they sometimes don’t wake up at … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Gear Brain, smart home
Tagged Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Amazon Show, Apple, Bluetooth, Dolby Atmos, Google Assistant, Google Home, HomePod, QCS400, Qualcomm, smart speakers, voice assistant, wake word, Wi-Fi, Zigbee
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12 Techiest Tech Toys from Toy Fair 2019 (Plus 1)
Amidst the usual multitude of plush toys, licensed action figures, toy, RC and ride-in/on vehicles, construction kits, books, games, and other indoor and outdoor playthings at Toy Fair 2019, taking place at New York City’s Javits Center this week, are … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, music players/speakers, VR/AR
Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Android, AR, Artie 3000, augmented reality, Carpool Karaoke, coding, Coding Critters, e-bike, HAL9000, Hidden Side, Karaoke, LeapFrog, LeapStart, Learning Resources, Lego, Mensa, PaiBotz, Professor Maxwell, robots, Rubik's Cube, Single Machine, Stanley Kubrick, STEAM, STEM, Toy Fair, virtual reality, VR
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Wi-Fi 6 Routers: The best internet connection you can buy today
A new age of speedy wireless internet connectivity is upon us, thanks to not only the possibly over-hyped 5G (mass rollout of which is not really due until next year) but the next generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax, aka Wi-Fi 6. … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, home office, Internet/Social Media, smart home
Tagged 4K, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, Arris, Asus, Charter, Comcast, D-Link, Netgear, Spectrum, SURFboard, TP-Link, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi router, WPA3
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Bad Wi-Fi? How To Choose Between an Extender and Mesh
Most of us are, at one time or another, likely unhappy with our home Wi-Fi. Netflix buffers too often. Skype or FaceTime connections are blurry, and an online game stalls as a roommate streams video. Wi-Fi reception is great in … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, home office, Internet/Social Media, smart home
Tagged eero, Lynksys, Netgear, Netgear Orbi, Ookla, Orbi, Speedtest.net, TP-Link, Velop, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi extender, Wi-Fi mesh
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