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5 Best Alexa Smart Plugs for Under $30 in 2025

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this blog post, I take a close look at the best Alexa smart plugs you can buy today, based on extensive testing and research. Control Your Home Smarter-For Less f you’re still reaching behind the nightstand to turn on a lamp, it’s time for an upgrade. With a smart plug that works with Amazon Alexa, you can control your …

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How To Make a Dumb Air Conditioner Smart in 2025

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this blog post, I review four viable ways how to make a dumb air conditioner smart. I will also review one potentially dangerous method you definitely want to avoid. The four ways are: Method #1 – Smart AC Controller Method #2 – Smart Air Conditioner Method #3 – Smart Thermostat Method #4 – Smart Plug How To Make A …

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5 Best Smart Window Air Conditioners with Alexa (2025)

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this blog post, I share my picks for the best smart window air conditioners to help you stay cool and save money on your energy bills this year. Alexa, Make My Room Cooler! With Memorial Day coming up and temps already rising here in Massachusetts, I figured it was high time to update this blog post on the best …

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5 Best Smart Portable Air Conditioners with Alexa (2025)

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this post, I share my picks for the best smart portable air conditioners to help you beat the heat-while lowering energy costs. Portable ACs Are Getting Smarter recently moved into a new apartment with side-to-side sliding windows. While I technically could install a traditional window unit vertically-like some of my neighbors here-I really didn’t love the idea. My place …

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Atomi Space Heater Review 2025: Alexa, Turn Up the Heat!

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this balanced Atomi space heater review, I am happy to share the details of what I think is hot (and what is not) with this high-tech portable heater from Atomi. Read on to find out if this heater is ‘smart’ enough to fit your needs, budget, and space requirements. Got Heat? ot heat? No? Well, then, you better get …

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Rollicool Review 2025: Is This the Best Smart Portable AC?

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

In this Rollicool review, I give my honest take on what I like about this 14,000 BTU “smart” air conditioner from Rollibot — and what I don’t. When the summer heat hit my home office /bedroom, my trusty Ukoke 8,000 BTU Smart Portable Air Conditioner started to feel a bit underpowered. I needed something more robust to handle the rising …

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7 Best Smart Space Heaters of 2025 (3 Work w Alexa)

In Heating & Cooling by Tim Brennan

If you are looking for one of the best smart space heaters you can buy right now, here are seven great options: #1. Editor’s Choice: Ballu* #2. Premium Pick: Dyson Pure* #3. Best Smart Tower: PELONIS* #4. For Multi-Room: Heat Storm 1500 #5. Best Infrared: Honeywell #6. For Small Spaces: ISILER #7. For Big Rooms: Heat Storm 1000 (*= works …