One Hour Smart Home Podcast

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What you need to know about the best smart thermostats in 2020. We compare the top selling smart thermostats and why you might want to choose one smart thermostat over the other. We've also included our most popular links for installing and troubleshooting a smart thermostat. Read the show notes on the best smart thermostat in 2020 here or you can read our comparison of the Nest vs Ecobee Thermostat. 

Review of the Sonos Beam soundbar We talk about the features of the Sonos Beam soundbar. How Alexa works with the Sonos Beam How to setup the Sonos Beam for your home Comparison of the Sonos Beam vs Sonos Playbar Visit OneHourSmartHome.com for full show notes

Best way to use simple smart home devices to keep elderly family members independent while increasing communication, making them safer and preventing falls. We discuss the challenges faced and possible smart home solutions for elderly living. https://www.onehoursmarthome.com/

We review the Ring Smart Home Security System and dive into the features of the system and how it can protect your home. Our full comparison review is available on our website: https://www.onehoursmarthome.com/

In this episode we interview the co-founder of lifedoor.io Joel Sellinger. Joel has an amazing story and is a fireman who has dedicated his life to serving others and has created a smart home product that can help save lives. Lifedoor is a smart door device that automatically shuts your door in a fire to give you more time to escape or be rescued.

In this episode of the onehourstmarthome.com podcast we discuss how to install smart home lighting and how to control your smart home lighting with voice. You can install smart home wifi light switches that easily work with your existing home wiring and allow you to control your smart home with voice or using your phone from anywhere in the world.  Smart home lighting and smart home light switches are a dramatic upgrade that will add value to your home. https://www.onehoursmarthome.com/

In this episode we review the new nest hello smart video doorbell, provide you with tips tricks and hacks for the nest hello doorbell. We discuss how the placement of a smart video doorbell is more effective at identifying a persons face than traditional security cameras.  There are multiple smart doorbells on the market, ring and nest are the dominate players in the market and I have tested and used both on my home. I personally use the nest hello doorbell for several reasons. 

In this episode from onehoursmarthome.com we are excited to have an amazing guest on the Podcast, the Inventor and  CEO of Bond Smart Home, Zohar Shinar. Zohar talks about what inspired him to create the Bond Smart Home, electronic warfare and what happens when you take an Amazon Alexa through security. Zohar is a visionary in the field of home automation and customer service.

In this episode we cover the technology and protocols that make smart homes work. We talk about each smart home protocol (Wifi, Z-Wave, Zigbee, Bluetooth)  the applications of each and how they work with smart home devices. If you want to learn the differences between these popular smart home protocols this is a great start so you can know what to look for when buying smart home devices so you can ensure they work in your home.

In this episode we teach you how to control your smart home with voice, and what you can do with voice control in your home. We review how you can control your lights, outlets, music and calendar with a voice assistant. We discuss the popular voice assistants on the market and what voice assistants we recommend.  Subscribe to our email list for the latest smart home info, tips and tricks www.onehoursmarthome.com

How To Start Your Smart Home: If you don’t know where to start with a smart home this episode is for you, or if you have a few smart home devices already and want to add more smart devices to your home we review the 4 best devices to start with. In this episode we share  the four pillars of designing your smart home system and the four most useful devices when starting out your smart home system. Subscribe to our podcast for future smart home episodes or join our email list at www.onehoursmarthome.com