User:Pat Palmer/sandbox/test4

Older stuff

• timers (mechanical)
• timers (digital, with battery backup, but not really smart)
• light switch on closet hall door

What we have

• wifi
• wireless doorbell (back door)
• wildlife camera
• Nest cams (3, two types)
• smart lights (Hue)
• Chromecast (streaming wifi device)
• whole-house energy monitor (Sense)
• smart plugs (Kasa) - dehumidifier, fan, lights, camera - indoor AND outdoor
• Kill-A-Watt usage energy measurement device
• smart switch (Kasa) on the wall
• robotic vacuum cleaner (iRobot Roomba i7+)
• smart smoke alarms (Google) in hallway and basement
• smart thermostat (Nest Learning Thermostat) with extra room sensors
• smart clock (Echo clocks in LR, dining rm, bedroom, backroom)
• smart speakers
  • Google mini (small, round)
  • Google Hub Gen2 (bedrooms, LR corner)
  • Google Hub (dining room)
  • Amazon Echo (with clock) in bath, bedroom, backroom
  • Amazon Echo Spot (clock) in LR
  • Amazon Alexa (big) in dining room
  • Amazon Echo (smaller) in LR corner

Had in the past:

• Amazon Echo Glow

Amazon categories

• lighting
• smart entry
• security cameras and systems
• plugs and outlets
• new smart devices (?)
• climate control
• detectors and sensors
• home entertainment
• pet
• voice assistants and hubs (aka "smart speakers")
• kitchen
• vacuums and mops
• lawn and garden
• wiki and networking
• other solutions (?)

Appliances with built-in automation

• Oven
• Coffee maker
• Slow cooker
• Motion-sensor lights (by door, corner or house)

Companies

• Philips Hue
• TP-Link Kasa
• (Wemo)
• Amazon
• Google
• Nest
• Sense

Related articles

• Wi-Fi Protected Access - WPA2 encryption for wifi
• Smartphone
• Android (smartphone)
• Network
• Network architecture
• Fiber optic
• Satellite
• Radio

Gallery

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  Nest Learning Thermostat

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  Smart plugs and a smart switch, these made by Wemo. TP-Link Kasa sells very similar ones.