It's not uncommon that the tech gadgets that make life simpler make it more complicated. Here are five that will really eliminate some of the stress of your day, and will eventually save you time and money (icing on the cake, some even have a positive impact on the environment).
This one is simple as hello. The Tile Mate is a Bluetooth tracker that you can hook to all the objects you need to locate. In keychains, it will save you from spending hours frantically searching your home for keys to your home or car. Thanks to an application installed on your smartphone, all you have to do is press a button to hear the Tile Mate ring.
Similarly, if you have the Tile Mate handy but you lost your phone, press a button on the tracker and your phone will start ringing (works within 30 meters).
And if you've hung the Tile Mate on your bike or backpack, but have been stolen and are miles away, the app lets you know the latest location recorded by the tracker and make call the community of device users. If you declare the object in question as lost, as soon as another user with a Tile Mate enters the field of the Bluetooth signal issued by yours, you will receive an alert indicating its geographic coordinates.
It's probably not the sexiest gadget in the world, but it's the kind of thing that can save your life if your phone goes to sleep when you need it most. There is a wide range in the trade, but you can not go wrong by choosing the Anker PowerCore 1000, able to recharge several times a phone or tablet before it is necessary to recharge in turn.
Similarly, if there is a big risk that you will not have access to an outlet for a while, portable solar batteries, like iBeek, fully charge your phone three or four times.
,b>The robot that will unload us from all domestic chores has not yet been invented, but we approach it with this machine that takes care of sucking the floor while you put your feet on the coffee table.
There is a great variety in commerce, and some are far from affordable. The Roomba iRobot is one of the most successful. It not only adapts its power to the area concerned (carpet, carpet, hard floor, etc.), but you can program it remotely via a smartphone, so that it activates in your absence. Equipped with sensors, he slaloms between furniture and objects lying around, eliminating sheep and dust, before returning to his station to recharge.
Fixed on your electrical panel, the Smappee will provide you, via an application installed on your smartphone or tablet, real-time information on your electricity consumption and its cost, which will give you a clearer vision of your habits.
Used in combination with special outlets, the device allows you to turn on or off appliances remotely via the app. The company Smappee also manufactures indicators of consumption of fuel oil and water working on the same principle. These warn you more in case of leakage.
You're equipped with a TV, box, DVD player, home theater speakers and perhaps a subscription to a streaming service like Apple TV or Google Chromecast. However, each of these devices works with its own remote control. Which means that every time you want to watch anything, surf the internet or play a game, you have to spend half an hour gathering them, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and another ten minutes to turn on all devices.
If you cumulate the time lost, it is clear that a universal remote control can be very useful. Logitech offers the widest selection. The most upscale, the Logitech Harmony Elite, costs just under $ 240. Comes with a touch screen in color, a voice command system and a wide choice of settings, it synchronizes easily with all your devices. But if you need a simple remote control, the Harmony 350 (45 €) fulfills perfectly its mission: it synchronizes with 225 000 devices of more than 5 000 brands.
I really like that energy consumption tracker on the phone. Nowadays, I only get a weekly update online in an email, but I really want to be able to breakdown where the % are for energy in a household. Great stuff.
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