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Bringing automation to the CNET Smart Home garage

2016-03-09
when I'm away from the Sina smart home I like being able to check the status of the garage door and control it remotely and that's what the Chamberland my Q our original smart garage door opener offered but in a fully integrated home that's just not enough and that's why this week I decided to replace my Q with garage EO essentially Garagiola the same monitoring capabilities but it also works with Amazon echo and IFFT for deeper customization first off I really like that what if you can use geofencing to automate your garage door now every morning when I Drive up to the Sina smart home the garage door opens automatically no button presses no fiddling with an app second I really like having a few if Tressa peas that send me notifications if my garage door opens that way if I'm out of town for a weekend I can activate those notifications as an additional security measure finally even if I step out for a little bit just to grab lunch I can always check the status of my garage doors using that app just like with the original my Q Chamberlain has refused to let if automate my Q controlled garage doors citing safety risks but after working with Garagiola I'm just not seeing those issues sure every motorized garage has the chance of injuring somebody but that's why they have different safety measures in place and sure users might accidentally create an IFFT recipe that opens the door while they're away from home but as long as you're careful with it that really shouldn't be a risk but each and every user is gonna have to determine for themselves the safety measures that they want in place for now I like the flexibility garage EO is offering through IFFT that its competitors just aren't
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