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PLuGHiTz Live - Special Events (Video): Smarten up the Garage Door with Skylink
Episode Tease
Converting a house into a smart home shouldn't mean replacing every electrical device for a new smart model. A cheaper and greener way is to add smart features in with wireless accessories. A good example here is Skylink (http://www.skylinkhome.com/) Nova which adds smart capabilities to automatic garage doors at relatively low cost. Don and Frank take a closer look at Skylink Nova and its accompanying ecosystem.
The Skylink Nova is wired into an existing garage door opener using the standard connections used for the interior open/close button. Once connected up, the Nova can be remotely controlled with the Skylink smartphone app (iOS and Android). Nova is also compatible with If This Then That (IFTTT) platform and Alexa so the garage door can be opened (or closed) by talking to an Echo.
The Nova itself looks like an LED light fixture and works as a smart home hub too, communicating with up to 100 smart devices. In addition, it can detect sirens from smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the house. When one of those is heard, Nova will automatically open your garage door to aid in ventilation in the case of an emergency. Skylink (http://www.skylinkhome.com/)'s Nova will be on sale in the spring for under $100.
Interview by Don Baine (https://twitter.com/gadgetprofessor), The Gadget Professor (http://thegadgetprofessor.com/).
Sponsored by:
Support our coverage by shopping Amazon here (http://plughitzlive.com/amazon).
Declare war on crappy earbuds and treat yourself to a better headphone experience with new Monster headphones (http://www.f5live.tv/monster).
This episode was originally published on Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com).
Participants
* Don Baine (http://www.plughitzlive.com/staff/51-don-baine.html) - Guest
Live Discussion
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Episode Tease
Converting a house into a smart home shouldn't mean replacing every electrical device for a new smart model. A cheaper and greener way is to add smart features in with wireless accessories. A good example here is Skylink (http://www.skylinkhome.com/) Nova which adds smart capabilities to automatic garage doors at relatively low cost. Don and Frank take a closer look at Skylink Nova and its accompanying ecosystem.
The Skylink Nova is wired into an existing garage door opener using the standard connections used for the interior open/close button. Once connected up, the Nova can be remotely controlled with the Skylink smartphone app (iOS and Android). Nova is also compatible with If This Then That (IFTTT) platform and Alexa so the garage door can be opened (or closed) by talking to an Echo.
The Nova itself looks like an LED light fixture and works as a smart home hub too, communicating with up to 100 smart devices. In addition, it can detect sirens from smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the house. When one of those is heard, Nova will automatically open your garage door to aid in ventilation in the case of an emergency. Skylink (http://www.skylinkhome.com/)'s Nova will be on sale in the spring for under $100.
Interview by Don Baine (https://twitter.com/gadgetprofessor), The Gadget Professor (http://thegadgetprofessor.com/).
Sponsored by:
Support our coverage by shopping Amazon here (http://plughitzlive.com/amazon).
Declare war on crappy earbuds and treat yourself to a better headphone experience with new Monster headphones (http://www.f5live.tv/monster).
This episode was originally published on Geek News Central (http://geeknewscentral.com).
Participants
* Don Baine (http://www.plughitzlive.com/staff/51-don-baine.html) - Guest
Live Discussion
Powered by: Tech Podcast Network (http://www.techpodcasts.com/)