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The Hornbill Smart Lock with keypad is yet another way to make your house – a smart house, without breaking the bank. This smart lock is a little tricky to install. The best way is to use the holes of a previously installed lock. However, we recommend having someone that has some background in lock installation do it (this can also be purchased when buying the smart lock). It can be a cumbersome job if you have not done something like this before. After installing the device it will need paired through Bluetooth to the app TTLock. The app does…

The Ames Professional Compact Infrared Thermal Camera, offered at Harbor Freight, is a hand-held thermal camera that allows you to visually inspect the temperature of any surface. It’s unique design utilizes two cameras. One camera is used for the thermal temperature reading and the other camera is a typical standard definition video of the surface you are testing. Having two cameras allows you to adjust the opacity of the thermal overlay, making it easier to see exactly what you are testing. The Thermal Camera offers many features such as: Wide temperature range from -4° F ~ 1202° F (-15° C…

Earlier I did a review for an add-on to a garage opener that made your current, non-smart garage opener a smart device (Chamberlain’s My Q). The Genie StealthDrive is a smart device in itself and doesn’t require the add-on. The garage door can be manipulated through the Aladdin Connect App, to open, set schedules and view the history of the door being opened and closed. Along with these capabilities, virtual keys are also available to allow others access to your door. The StealthDrive is a belt functioning opener. The belt makes the process of opening the garage door smooth and…

Animal Crossing: New Horizon is a first person game for the Nintendo Switch set on a virtual island. Almost anything is possible in this game based on decisions made by the user. The island and characters reflect the values of the user. Anything created or built in the game is based on collecting the games monetary value of bells. Bells can be obtained in several different ways such as selling items found on your island, trading in Nook Miles (goals completed) and by shaking trees / digging up items. When you collect these bells you can use the bells to…

The Apple Watch is a smart watch that is currently on its seventh generation. Each Apple Watch has built upon the last, but the best three builds of the watch are the 3, the 6 and of course the current version 7. We will be focusing primarily on the current 7th generation features. The biggest feature that sets apart from the 3rd and the 6th generations is the size of the display. Apple took more space off the borders of the previous displays increasing the size and making the watch more attractive to the eye. They took off about 40%…

NordVPN is one of the leading commercial VPN services in the world. It offers military grade protection at an affordable price. NordVPN can be setup for specific computers and devices or on an entire network. Some features of NordVPN over other VPN services include no log policy, military-grade AES-256-CBC encryption, 30-day money-back guarantee, unlimited bandwidth and data, and over 4400 servers to choose from. Setting up NordVPN was very easy. After registration, you are directed to a download screen to download the application for your device. Once downloaded and installed, you simply enter your username and password and click connect.…

The Traeger Wood-Fire Grill is currently, the popular way to grill or smoke your meat. One of the main components to the Traeger is how it utilizes wood pellets as its fire / smoke source. The fire pellets ignite when an electronic button ignites and the pellets begin heating and smoking the food. The emission of smoke and the way it circulates is what gives the genuine and natural taste. Consumers that are currently using the Traeger have been raving about the way their food tastes. That taste comes at a little bit of an expense as the smaller entry…

The Shark ION Robot Vacuum is the Shark Manufacturer’s answer to the Roomba by iRobot. Shark is well known for their great vacuum’s and the suction of this robot is strong, but it does have some downfalls. Taking it out of the box was as easy as the set up got. The Shark App is used for the entire setup of the Shark ION Robot Vacuum. The setup video has step-by-step instructions to connect to your wireless network, but after many attempts we were unable to connect to our wireless network. After research online, we found that other users had…

The Mazda CX-5 is a Compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), that has been around since 2013. It has gained popularity in recent years due to its good gas mileage and stylish features. The CX-5 has three different styles: The Sport (entry level), The Touring (middle of the road) and the Grand Touring (upper tier). The CX-5 has several features and options available, most of these options are available for The Sport, The Touring, and The Grand Touring packages. The Grand Touring, the upper tier version of the CX-5, comes with the most advanced technology features, such as: Blind Spot MonitoringSpeedometer…

The Ninja Hot and Cold Brewed System CP307 is a system that allows you to brew hot and cold coffee and teas. From making coffee brews such as the classic, rich, over ice, cold brew and a specialty. The different type of teas that can be brewed are herbal, black, oolong, white and green. The Ninja has a smart basket recognition and notices if the basket for coffee (orange) or the basket for tea (green) is inserted. Whichever basket is placed in the system will display the type of drinks that can be brewed with that basket. These are shown…