The Ultimate DIY Security & Home Automation Guide
You all know that we at Kubix Calgary love our technology! When it comes to the Calgary modern home, we find many people here are turning to more DIY friendly solutions for their smart homes. Who could blame them? Companies like Netatmo have made it so easy for us set up our own thermostats and security systems without the need of subscribing to typical home security companies (not to mention the fact that you don't need to bring anyone into your home to set it up)! Thanks to
The Voice-Controlled Smart Home
There are plenty of modern homes in Calgary featuring smart home technology, whether it's from Vivint or ADT, NEST, or any number of other companies. When it comes to security however, have these thoughts ever passed through your mind? "What if I panic and forget my passcode (or worse, pass phrase)?!" "What if my phone dies or I don't have signal?" "What if I don't have my phone on me?" Well voice control for your smart home we might just be able to remedy those worries for y
Windows 10's Smart Home Secret
When TIME magazine released its article about "Microsoft's Big Secret", who would of guess it would be a way to unify IoT smart home devices? For those who don't understand the importance of this innovation, allow us to put this into perspective: until now most smart home devices have worked seperately. At best, only devices of the same brand have worked together. However with Windows 10's feature "AllJoyn" developed by the AllSeen Alliance encourages devices to be interopera
The Smart Home Glossary
Domotics? Hive? IoT? There's a laundry list of lingo that's been floating around since the exciting #SmartHome market has emerged. However, with so much change in so little time there's been a lot of confusion as to what all the terminology means, especially for those not following the trend. If you own a modern home in Calgary and are looking to modernize it further, then your friends at Kubix Calgary have found the glossary for you that will help you better understand our #
5 Smart Gadgets for the Calgary Modern Home
No Calgary modern home is complete without awesome gadgets to complete the look and feel! Well we at Kubix aren't strangers to gadgets and #smarthome accessories...so here you go! From smart lights to smart coffee machines, here's an awesome article by MoneyWeb with 5 more awesome #smartgadgets! Check out the article HERE #smart #smarthome #smarthome #smarthomecalgary #calgarysmarthome #smarthome #smarttechnology #smartwatch #smartliving #calgary #calgaryhomebuilder
The Smart Open House from TARGET
Hey Calgary — what if you could see what it would be like living in a smart home before moving into it? What if you could see that smart home security system get tested against someone trying to break into your home? Well, Target over in San Francisco (naturally) has decided to show you just that. A next generation of smart homes with various rooms featuring tablets in which viewers can play out different types of scenarios utilizing smart IoT technologies. Imagine if you wer
Hey Calgary — The #Smarthome of Your Dreams is Almost Here
So for a while now at Kubix Calgary we’ve been talking about the Smart Home and the Internet of Things (IoT). As the IoT spreads, it introduces challenges to the modern home that (even though we love the technology) needs to be addressed. As co-founder of OneButton Matt Emmi puts it “a smart home is a home that is controllable and well designed”. The challenges that we face with IoT are centred around practicality and communication. With concepts like Google’s Project Brillo
#Smarthome — Protecting What Matters Most
At Kubix, we love to hear stories of new technologies helping the world. The innovative market of smart home goods and IoT devices has truly changed the world we live in, and (we hope) will continue to do so in the future. Whether it’s our lights that turn on the moment we enter through the door, to a greeting chime, to the ability to check if our doors have been locked and our stove has been turned off; the level of convenience provided is astonishing! But before convenience
Google Announces Big Plan to Take Over the Home
Yesterday at Google I/O, Google announced a new IoT system called Project Brillo. The project is aimed at correcting the fragmentation issues facing IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Because of fragmentation, multiple devices are facing incompatibility issues as each device communicates a different way, and Google hopes to remedy this via Brillo with a new language dubbed “Weave”. The geeks over at Kubix here in Calgary are really looking forward to Project Brillo and the ne