The modern home is filled with electronic devices, from TVs to kitchen appliances to PCs and laptops. In many ways, these electronics are what make our homes different than those of our parents and grandparents. But a lot of times, there isn’t a power outlet near the device you want to plug in. In that …
The holiday season is here, and decorations are on everybody’s mind. It’s time to get festive, play your favorite tunes, and trim the tree. Then, the inevitable happens. You open up last year’s box of Christmas lights, and all of them are dead. Now what? It’s time to invest in some new Christmas lights. But …
When most people think of a flood light, they think of a light that’s big, burns hot, and draws a ton of power. If you grew up in the age of incandescent bulbs, you’re probably used to flood lights drawing around 250 watts. That’s a lot of power, so it’s understandable why you wouldn’t want …
From the day Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb until the mid-2000s, very little changed. You had a very thin wire inside a glass vacuum bulb. When an electrical current hit the wire, it became white hot, giving off enough light to fill a room. The concept may have required thousands of tests to get right, …
One of the first smart devices on the market was a smart thermostat. In many ways, this makes sense. A thermostat is a simple device, but there are a lot of environmental factors. By giving it the smart treatment, consumers gained access to features like scheduled heating and cooling, weather dependent control, and a more …