Just like your smoke detector, connected home devices may also need regular battery changes. The Digital Media Zone's (@digimediazone) Richard Gunther empowers you to stay on top of smart technology maintenance.

Did you invest in the Revolv smart home platform only to find that you purchased an expensive and soon-to-be inoperable brick? Don't worry, DMZ's (@digimediazone) Richard Gunther says there may be a chance to recoup some of your hard-earned cash. Learn how.

Is it time for your "dumb home" to go back to school? Before sinking oodles of cash into a home automation system, find out what's on Richard Gunther's (@digimediazone) Internet-of-Things wish list.

How close are we really to the fantasy of home-automation depicted on the deck of the Enterprise-E? Take a beat, Captain Jean-Luc Picard: We discuss embarrassing and confusing smart home blunders with home automation expert and host of "Home: On", Richard Gunther (@digimediazone).

Revolv, a great idea in the smart home movement, is now turning into an elaborate paperweight. The Digital Media Zone's (@digimediazone) Richard Gunther discusses what he calls an "acquisition hire" by Nest and debates the necessity of a hub in the connected-home format wars.

The Revolv Hub, a smart home central controller device that was met with fanfare in 2014, will be going dead May 15th. What does this mean for early smart home adopters? TheDigitalMediaZone.com's (@digimediazone) "Home: On" host, Richard Gunther, sounds off.

For the optimum outdoor concert vibe, Madison Fielding President, Art Powers, offers these installation and placement suggestions for PlanterSpeakers systems.

Summer is right around the corner, and if you're going to do a backyard barbecue right, you'll need to upgrade your outdoor sound system. Madison Fielding President Art Powers fills us in on the super stealth PlanterSpeakers starting at $899/pair.

The price of convenience is high when it involves trading your personal privacy. Get your head (and your habits) out of the cloud. The Internet Society's Robin Wilton (@futureidentity) recommends this simple tip to keep your cash and data secure.

The rules of illegal data-harvesting have changed. There is no stereotypical hacker, and no matter how dull your data profile, you're an economic asset to someone. Robin Wilton (@futureidentity) of the Internet Society discusses this and other valuable lessons gleaned from the Panama Papers leak.