Questions tagged [smart-device]
For questions about devices that are controlled via a smartphone or tablet. Do not use this tag with or in place of the [smartphones] or [tablet] tags.
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Get an apple watch or android watch if I have android phone and ipad?
I want to get a smart watch for productivity purposes. I already have an android phone, and an ipad.
Things I want to use the watch for:
stream/store audio files (podcasts, audiobooks, etc) e.g. ...
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Which Alexa Product is most closely designed to my use-case?
I've recently moved from a large house to a smaller, less expensive condominium. I'm looking at purchasing an Alexa device, smart bulbs, smart plugs, and possibly door cameras. What I can't ...
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Best Device For Learning About Sending TCP Packets
I'm not sure if this is the right site to be posting this question, however out of them all from what I could see, this was the one that stuck out most.I'm a self learner, and am currently learning (...
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Mobile device without a wireless interface to store sensible informations
I am looking for a small mobile device to display a list of sensitive information.
The storage of the device must be encryptable and the user must first enter a PIN to decrypt the storage at boot ...
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Sleep tracker wearable/wristband
I'm looking for a wearable, preferred a wristband, to track my sleep cycles and wake me up (silently) at the best time according to what it tracks about me.
If it has other features, such as activity/...
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waterproof activity watch to wear 24/7 with pedometer, heart rate monitor, auto sync data and with GPS to track running parkour
I've never been interested in activity tracker, but I recently saw a Garmin watch that records your track and heart rate when you run and auto-sync on your computer when you get home and it got me ...
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Smart Watch - record and playback audio without phone?
I'm looking for a smartwatch, that can record and playback audio, without a phone, as I don't have one.
I'd also prefer that it
have an app store, development kit available, e.g. ios, android wear, ...
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Which smartwatches have autorestart timers?
Please advise of any smartwatches that have timers that autorestart features namely where dismiss and reset are in one swipe and swipes are required or how certain smartwatch alarms can achieve such.
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hands-free Android NFC reader
I am looking for an Android device with NFC reader capabilities, which must be rugged (professional outdoor use) and possibly leaving the operator with free hands. My first choice would be a ...
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Thermostat independently controlling and registering heat use for multiple zones with remote on/off?
I am looking for a smart-ish thermostat, which can:
Separate usage for, say, heating zone 1, heating zone 2 and hot water. Heating zone 2 might be radiators heated by a gas boiler or an air to air ...
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Device to view TV shows and movies stored on a hard drive in an organized manner
I have been moving my DVD collection to a 2 TB external hard drive, and I was wondering what my options are for viewing the media. I am not particularly interested in streaming the content since my ...
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Wearable sleep aid
I struggle to wake up in the morning (who doesn't?) but I've had some success using sleep tracking apps on my phone that wake you up in the right cycle.
However, I don't like leaving my phone on the ...
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Smart Home: controlled power receptacles
I want to get power receptacles controlled via web and buttons.
Specifications:
I need an one-room system, wireless.
Electric power system here is bad for signal transferring. WiFi (Z Wave, ZigBee,...
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Hackable WiFi-enabled LED lightbulb
I'd like to replace my home lightbulbs for bulbs with on-board WiFi. I want to be able to control them with my custom "smart home" application.
Bonus points if it let's me to control R/G/B channels ...
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Recommend me a good high end smart band
I am owning i5 plus. I want something more fancy.
I am considering samsung gear and microsoft band.
Microsoft band's battery only last 2 days.
Samsung gear only works at samsung phone. Iphone watch ...
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IoT Smart home recommendation - controlling lights [closed]
Ok so I am going to be building a smart home using a small Raspberry possibly but I needed some recommendations! I hope this is the right place to post. But basically here is what i was thinking:
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Smartphone controlled garage door opener
I am looking to replace my old, loud, and slow garage door opener. Since I have to do this soon anyway, why don't I buy one that makes my life easier.
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Must be able to be controlled from ...
