Author Archives: Ross LaVallee

Here I am reviewing the First Alert 2 in 1 Smoke Detector. They can connect to your smart home hub, and in here I’m using SmartThings. With it, we can have it trigger anything. Trigger any or all the lights, and even turn it any colour you want. Turn on or off any smart plugsContinue reading “First Alert 2 in 1 Z-wave Smoke Detector Review”

Water overflowing? Can you hear the water leaking or overflowing? Luckily, we have something that can help warn you!

How does it work? How is it communicating with each other? How do the devices know when to turn on/off, power on/off, etc? By using a hub! Samsung SmartThings are discussed!

Tired of being blinded by bright lights coming on when you wake up? Stop doing that! Most smart light bulbs do allow for slow and gradual dimming to full brightness, making it SO MUCH EASIER to wake up!

How have we been turning things on and off? We’ve been turning on the light switch on the wall manually. Plug something in manually. Locking deadbolts manually. Directly controlling thermostats. Basically the light bulbs, outlets, locks, etc that do not connect online and does not have automations, are not smart products. Smart products can beContinue reading “What makes it “Smart”?”

My name is Ross, I am introducing you to this website, and my vlogs will be all about smart home technology, all done in ASL. Many of you might be wondering what Smart Home is, I will talk about all of it here, in ASL on all the different smart home technologies, how it canContinue reading “Smart Home Stuff, all in ASL”