Turn your light switches into smart home devices because it’s 2017 and this is what we do now

Cyber Weekend has been huge for the Internet of Things trend, which shows no signs of slowing down. We’ve already told you about deals on smart plugs, which transform anything that plugs into the wall into a Smart Home gadget. Now you can get a discount on a device for those appliances more difficult to smart-ify—wall fixtures.

In your quest to make your entire house connected to your Smart Home hub, wall-mounted fixtures prove especially difficult. Unless you just built your house (in which case, congrats!) the switches in your walls were not made to be connected to WiFi. You can buy all the Echos and Google Homes you want, but without internet connectivity your switch-controlled appliances won’t be able to connect. Read more…

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