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SwitchBot adds robot vacuums, smart shades, and its new Hub 3 to Home Assistant
SwitchBot will integrate more than 45 of its products with Home Assistant during the first half of this year, the company said in an email to The Verge. That expansion includes The SwitchBot Hub 3 that was first revealed in a filing with the Connectivity Standards Alliance last week. Many of these integrations are coming in April, according to a…
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Tax Credits for Home Energy and Efficiency Upgrades
First, the Residential Clean Energy Credit, in place since 2022, provides incentives for clean-energy investments for your home. You can subtract up to 30 percent of the cost of a new clean-energy system—such as solar panels, solar-powered water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, fuel cells, wind turbines, or battery storage technology—from your end-of-year tax bill. You can include installation and labor…
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How to Prepare Your Home and Family for Wildfires
Clear away combustibles. Keep flammable materials at least 5 feet from your home and 30 feet from decks, overhangs, and wood piles. Avoid outdoor furniture that easily catches fire, like wicker or untreated hardwood. For more ideas, check out this CalFire guide on creating a defensible space. Keep the yard clean. Regularly remove dead leaves, pine needles, and plants from gutters, under…
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How to Shop for Home Insulation
Insulation comes in a variety of styles, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. To start, you may want to consider the ideal structure. Batting insulation, for example, comes in flat, precut blankets of different sizes and thicknesses, allowing you to simply lay, stack, or fit it between the joists, studs, and rafters in ceilings, floors, and walls. Insulation sold…
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How to Get the New Home and Menace Capes in Minecraft
The last trailer for A Minecraft Movie recently dropped, and we are getting closer to the final movie release date, on April 4, 2025. As such, Mojang is giving out free Minecraft Capes based on the movie to keep up the hype. This limited edition capes can be claimed by completing a few simple steps. So, if you want to…
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These Milwaukee Cordless Tools, Bits, and Batteries Are Up to 50% Off at Home Depot
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. A quality set of tools is critical for most any DIY or home improvement project, and whether you’re doing home repairs or trying your hand at woodworking, cordless tools can make your project go much more smoothly—but the tradeoff comes…
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Verizon Is Pushing 5G Home Internet with New Mobile Bundles
Verizon has revealed a new bundle deal for subscribers who have a mobile plan and 5G home internet. If you happen to need both, you could save $15 per month on your bill, and potentially get other discounts and credits. The main feature of this offer is a $15 discount per month on home internet plans for customers who have…
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Best Home Security Systems of 2025
Home security systems differ in ways you can’t see, such as the reliability of their sensors and their tech support services. These differences came to light in our first-ever survey on home security systems owned by more than 11,000 Consumer Reports members. We used those results to create our first home security system satisfaction ratings. Below you’ll find the top…
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Best Home Weather Stations – Consumer Reports
Based on our findings, there are four things you should consider when shopping for a home weather station: data accuracy, display quality, power source, and features such as WiFi connectivity. The 10 home weather stations we tested are (in alphabetical order) the AcuRite Iris 5-in-1 Home Weather Station, Ambient Weather WS2902 WiFi Smart Weather Station, Gevanti 7-in-1 Weather Station, La…
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Home Remedies Are Actually Better for Kids Than Cold Medicine
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. Children under 4 years old shouldn’t use over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, the FDA has warned. So what do you do instead? Try home remedies, which “may work better than medicines” for young children,…
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