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Use Alexa To Determine What Wine To Serve With Your Dinner
If you don’t have any wine knowledge, figuring out what wine to serve with dinner can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. While most of us have a decent idea of what to serve with a steak, when it comes to other dishes like pizza or apple pie our current knowledge might fall a…
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Why Is Home Automation So Hard?
5I’ve been adding a bunch of smart home devices to my home. It’s part of an ongoing experiment to see what I can do to make my life easier, my home safer and to save some money on power bills. But I’m finding that I keep hitting some roadblocks. And while I do hit the…
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The Sonos One: (Almost) Smart Multi-Room Goodness On a Budget
Sonos has been, arguably, the leader when it comes to high quality, multi-room sound. And while a lot of their kit costs a pretty penny, they have always justified their high prices by offering awesome sound quality. But the Sonos One is a new frontier for the Santa Barbara-based company. As well as delivering great…
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How To Build Your Own Amazon Echo With A Raspberry Pi
The Amazon Echo is useful to have around the home. It can play podcasts, take reminders and notes, tell you the length of your commute, even control other appliances in your house. But it’s unavailable in Australia, and importing it is an expensive proposition if you’re not sure you’ll use it. Good news though, you…