Advice for Creating a Streamlined Smart Home
We at Kubix Calgary love the concept of the smart home. More and more our modern infills are filled with new tech, built with the latest...
Turn Any Lock into A Smart Lock
Every modern home in Calgary deserve a bit of an upgrade once in a while. Even if you're not tech savvy, the smallest change can make a big difference. Not having to worry about your key - or even letting in the kids or guests if you're not home yet - the Kevo Kwikset Convertion kit. This kit allows you to take your current deadbolt and make it smart. Even offering features like temporary eKeys for guests or service workers. Though it isn't connectable to a larger smart home
Smart Plugs in Your Calgary Modern Home
Have you tried smart plugs yet? They're the latest craze in many homes around Calgary! Why are they amazing? Because anything plugged in to them can be turned on or off by the push of a button! Forget your straightener on? No problem - hit a button turn it off! Need to make sure your laptop doesn't stay connected to power during a storm? Bam - one tap and its disconnected and surge-free! Check out this post by MakingASmartHome.com to learn more! #smarthome #modernhomecalgary
Microsoft's Cortana-Powered Thermostat is Gorgeous!
Partered with Johnson Controls - Microsoft has created an incredibly beautiful and modern thermostat that will surely have people clamoring to get it. The name of this thermostat is the GLAS thermostat, it is a sight to behold. The GLAS will run Windows 10 IoT core operating system and will be able to alter room temperatures, check energy usage, air quality, and even display calendar information - all on its translucent touchscreen display. Check out The Verge's article about
Think Smart Tech Costs a Lot? Think Again!
Smart home technology has really turned our world around. If you were to ask someone 15 years ago if that tech that IronMan uses would ever become a reality - they would have called you crazy! Well now its possible - and with prices that are as surprising to you as to many others. The misconception about smart homes and intelligent design is that it must cost a fortune. Luckily that's not the case. Even as Kubix Calgary tests smart home technology on our latest builds, we fin
Coming Soon: The Kubix Metro
Development for Kubix's latest creation: The Metro has started. Our reputation has been built on creating some of the most desirable and undisputedly high-tech homes in Calgary. The metal matrix hybridized construction partnered with the latest tech and building methods makes a Kubix home the right choice for inner city living. Here are the details: Community: Bridgeland Building Type: Side-by-side Levels: 3 Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3.5
Size: 2660sqft
Garage: Double Detached
CES 2017: The Smart Home
What is the key to every modern infill home in Calgary? A sufficient stock of smart home tech to compliment the modern lines, boastful - yet minimalistic architecture, and illustrious accents. This year, CES 2017 showed use some incredible technology coming soon to consumer's homes. Some more than others are extremely excited at the prospect of having a smart home AI - we sure are! CNET has extensively covered CES 2017 - and they've began listing some incredible pieces of tec
Google Home Plugs into Your Calgary Smart Home
Soon after the release of Weave - Google's new coding language that allows other devices to speak to devices such as the NEST thermostat - Google has announced that its Google Home now works directly with a number of devices such as Belkin's WeMo. As stated by CNET - "Weave will soon connect devices by Belkin, Lifx, Honeywell, Wink, TP-Link, and First Alert. This is important news, considering Google Home's partnerships were so meager at its release -- limited to Nest, SmartT