What's up everyone Mtiesh here with M//TECH and today I'm gonna be showing you guys
how to install a smart switch. So I just did a review of a smart switch by the
company called Maxcio and one of the things that kind of disappointed me
about the Smart Switch was the fact that it didn't really come with any
installation instructions. Now for most people it may not be that hard but I had
no idea what I was doing so I figured it out and I decided to make a video about
how to install a smart watch for yourself. So let's get started.
[MUSIC]
OK, so before you guys do anything else make sure you turn off the power to the
switch. I'm here this is my breaker in my basement and I'm about to turn off the
power. You can see mine is actually pretty well labeled so I know which one
I need to turn off, which I believe is this one right here the family room,
10, let's find ourselves number 10 and flip. So once you verify that you have turned off the
power to the switch you need to take the faceplate off the switch so you'll need
a screwdriver in my case it needed a flathead and once the faceplate is off
you'll see a couple more screws this time Phillips and you'll need to take
those off as well once those screws are off you can see that the switch will
just pull out of the wall as you see and the wires will come with it. Now one
thing I forgot to mention before even starting this you really should make
sure that you have the white neutral wire behind your wall because you will
need this without this the Smart Switch will not work. Once you have the switch
out of the wall you need to take the two black wires out of the switch now this
is where I had a lot of difficulty honestly I struggled with this so much
that I ended up just cutting the wires because they were just not coming out of
the switch for you you may have an easier time, hopefully you do.
Okay so once you finally have the switch out of the way you can start hooking up
the rest of the wires. The Smart Switch comes with four wires in the back
there's the red, black, green, and white so the white one we already know is the
neutral wire, which will hook up to the white wires the green is ground
and we'll hook it up to the ground wire that I have and then the two red and
black wires will connect up to the two black wires that we took out of the
switch so to do this you just need to twist the wire around it and then just
make sure the metal parts are contacting and then you'll need to use a electric
wire connector to hook them up. You can buy these at your local hardware store
for like 30 pack for like just three dollars so I'll have some link down
below if you guys are interested from Home Depot but yeah I already had these
lying around so I just use them.
okay so I'm back down to my basement time to turn on the
switch, We'll see if it doesn't break anything. alright so here we are again let's
see that which one is it this one right here
okay nothing blew up so that's design now I'm gonna go test it now all right
so after flipping the right switch wrong I tested it it was working perfectly
I put the faceplate on and everything and we were good to go so yeah it's
really easy to install this though I wish it did come with some instructions
for those of us who aren't used to working on electrical things but yeah.
There you guys have it that's how you install a smart switch I hope you guys
like this if you found it useful go ahead and hit that like button and
subscribe if you guys want to see more videos like this. Be sure to check out my
review of the smart switch which I have going up today as well so thank you guys
so much for watching I'll catch you guys the next one bye
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Make Your Light Switch Smarter - Maxcio Smart Switch Review - Duration: 4:47.
What's going on everyone Mitesh here with M//TECH and today I have a review for you guys of
another smart home product, this time it's a smart switch by a company called
Maxcio. And just to be up upfront with you guys, Maxcio did send this out to me for
free for a review, but that by no means affects my opinion of this device so
with that out of the way let's get started.
Alright so let's start off by
talking about what is a smart switch and why you'd want one. So a smart switch is
a smart home version of a light switch and you can use it to replace an
existing light switch you already have and the reason you may want to do this
is basically you just want to be able to control that light switch using an app
or using a voice assistant like Google assistant or Amazon Alexa which this
smart switch does support both of those. For me in particular I wanted to
replace the light switch that controlled the ceiling lights in this room because
the light switch is outside this room so every time we were to turn on or off the
light I would have to walk out of the room turn on, or turn off the light, and
then walk back in. Now that may not sound that inconvenient but when I'm trying to
record video or trying to do my work it was just really kind of a hassle to do.
But now that I replaced it I can just control it with the Google home that I
have back on that desk. So now let's talk about the smart switch that you get here
with from Maxcio. What you get inside of the box is the smart switch itself
you get a faceplate you get some screws to hold it in place and you get some
instructions on how to connect it to the app and how to get working with Google
assistant and Amazon Alexa. What you don't get are some wire connectors that
you may need, If you have some lying around the house that's great if you
don't they're like three dollars for a 30-pack so not a huge deal, I found some
lying around the house, so that was good for me, and another thing that you don't
get, which actually comes are kind of a big deal, is the fact that you don't get
any instructions on how to install the switch itself. For someone like me who's
never done any electrical work around the house this was kind of inconvenient
because I had no idea what I was doing, so I googled around found some
instructions, got it done, it wasn't that hard but yeah it would have been nice
they included some instructions. Lucky for you guys however I did actually make
a video on how to install it yourself so you guys can check that out it'll be up
here somewhere and in the description guys are interested. In that video I just
go over the instructions on how to do it, and like I said
it's actually pretty simple it's just something that if you've never done
before, it's good to watch a video on how to do it. Once you get it
installed however this thing works like a charm and you will have no issues with
it whatsoever, it uses the smartlife app which is the same as the smart plugs
that I got before which is fantastic for me so I don't have another app to
control this and and it also works with Amazon assistant or Amazon Alexa and
Google assistant perfectly so once again no issues there whatsoever. Some other
functionality you get with it is being able to set a timer so you can actually
set it up to turn on everyday at a certain time or turn it off everyday at
a certain time. It's a great way like for me if I'm in the office for too late if
I want to know that I want to get out of the office by a certain point I can just
turn off the light at like 10 p.m., and I know that it's 10 p.m. and I should
probably start making my way out of the office. So yeah there are some nice
functionality to it. One of the few downsides of the app itself is, at least
on Android, it has no widget I really kind of wish they would add a widget
support for it so that can just have something on my home screen so you
quickly turn on and off lights and whatever else is plugged into those
smart plugs, but it's not something that they have so just a minor complaint
right there. Other than that you can still use the switch as a normal light
switch so it's a push button so you just push it to turn it on and push it once
again to turn it off, so it works fine that way something it's a little weird
at least in terms for us Americans is the fact that red actually means that
it's on and green means it's off which definitely is backwards in terms of how
I think but it's not really a huge deal for me but yeah other than those small
complaints and the fact that it doesn't come with instructions on how to install
it I have no problems in recommending this Smart Switch. If you guys can make
use of a smart switch like this inside of your house somewhere I would say I
would wholeheartedly recommend you go ahead and get this it retails for around
26 dollars on Amazon and yeah for that price I think it's great. I could have
replaced the lights that are inside of this ceiling light with smart bulbs
but that would have cost me at least $20 a piece
and there's three light bulbs in there so $60 to for that versus $30 for a
light switch I think it's no brainer just to go with a light switch and
that's pretty much all I have for you guys in this one if you guys liked it
don't forget to hit that subscribe button and hit that like button and I
will catch you guys in the next one. Bye
you
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DO NOT buy this $100 Smart Lock... - Duration: 6:09.
Security – its pretty important.
Today we're going to talk about 2 methods of securing your stuff.
One is this high-tech fingerprint scanning padlock from Tapplock.
We'll see if we can physically hack our way into it and see how it works.
And the second is securing yourself online or on your cell phone with a VPN.
Huge thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video.
Let's get started.
[Intro]
Unlocking smartphones with fingerprints has been around for years now.
It's effective and pretty darn efficient.
Today we have a padlock that can use a fingerprint to unlock – the Tapplock One.
It seems pretty high tech.
It's been seen on CNN, Unbox Therapy, and raised over $300,000 on IndieGoGo last year
before going into production.
And like always, on my channel we're going to see how it works...from the inside.
You might be thinking to yourself, 'Hey Jerry, it seems pretty cool, why shouldn't I buy
it?'
Well, let me tell you.
The little guy has a proprietary charging port and a power button down at the bottom...nothing
wrong with that yet.
One click of the power button activates the fingerprint scanner which allows you to scan
one of your fingers and unlock the lock.
Pretty simple, right?
I'm a fan of it so far.
The little contraption can hold 500 different fingerprints and has a 1 year battery life.
It's even IP66 water resistant.
So as long as your treasure chest isn't locked up underwater, it'll still work just fine
in the rain or the elements.
Thumbs up for all of that so far.
Plus, the whole thing is made from metal, which makes you think it would be hard to
get inside of, but sit tight and let's find out.
Scratching up the face revealed the whole front of the lock with solid metal.
And the sides are also metal.
And even the back of the Tapplock is metal, with no visible openings...or so I thought.
At first it didn't appear that the back was removable – it wouldn't pry off when I tried.
Before I break out the heavy artillery though and review this from the inside, let's scratch
the fingerprint scanner.
A few initial scratches and the lock still opens just fine.
You can hear the little motor inside motoring up the shackle and unlocking the padlock.
Even after a few more scratches, the lock still functions.
So far it appears to be solidly constructed, durable, and secure...or so, at least that's
what I thought.
Let's keep going.
I broke out the dremel to gauge the thickness of the metal, but trying to cut through the
stainless steel and advertised anti-shim and anti-pry design, my dremel just wasn't making
it through the body.
Even dremeling through the fingerprint scanner itself, there was zero ways for a hacker to
unlock the lock and steal your stuff, like your bike or your sweaty gym clothes, from
this side.
It was only after I brought out the big guns that I find the fatal flaw in Tapplock's design.
[Drilling sounds]
Got it!
It was about here that I realized that the back panel of the lock wasn't secured at all.
Right next to that sliced in half lithium ion battery.
It just falls away from that lock.
Apparently I was opening it wrong before.
It doesn't pry off – it's a twist-to-unlock like a jar.
I couldn't see that until I had a view from the inside.
I'll be testing my twist off theory in a second.
Digging deeper, there were three normal Phillips head screws on the back half of the lock.
And once those were unscrewed, the face of the lock fell away revealing more normal Phillips
head screws and a metal plate covering the motor.
Once those were gone and I got inside, I can lift up the locking bar in the center, and
the shackle comes completely free from the housing exposing your goods to the world.
If my theory is correct, anyone with a simple screwdriver could hack this lock in under
30 seconds.
So should we try it?
Yeah.
We should.
I went out and bought another $100 brand new Tapplock, available on New Egg and Best Buy,
opened up the box and twisted off the back of the lock like an expensive cookie jar,
using a GoPro mount.
Revealing a battery and 3 screws.
And in the space of about 30 seconds, I had the front panel off, and it's screws removed,
and the locking bar up and out of the lock housing.
And all of my stuff that was previously locked up in the shackle is now not my stuff anymore.
Obviously a thief walking around with bolt cutters could totally steal your bike in a
bout 30 seconds as well.
But no one is ever going to call the cops on a guy with a screwdriver.
This lock just doesn't do a good job of locking.
Tapplock could easily fix this problem by welding the back shut, or even using proprietary
screws inside instead of a normal Phillips head.
I'll be more than happy to make a follow up video if Tapplock decides to fix these issues
with the next version of their lock.
As of right now though, the lock costs $100 and can easily be hacked in 30 seconds by
anyone with a normal screwdriver and a GoPro mount.
So I just can't really recommend anyone buy it.
Bad guys are always going to find a way to figure out how to do bad stuff, so it's good
to find out from the good guys if there's a flaw or not in the system.
And speaking of good guys, rated Number One Virtual Private Network by PC Magazine, is
NordVPN.
They had nothing to do with this lock situation.
I seriously thought this thing was going to be fine.
A Virtual Private Network does a couple different things.
One, it encrypts your network traffic from one location to the other, so your information
is untrackable when you're on a public Wi-Fi like an airport or hotel.
Everyone knows that Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs can be used on computers, but they
can also be used on cellphones like Androids, and iPhones, and Windows phones.
And with NordVPN, it can secure 6 devices simultaneously: your computer, your laptop,
and all of your cellphones.
And since NordVPN has over 4,000 servers in over 62 different countries, it can appear
like your traffic's coming from anywhere.
And you can get around country specific censorship laws, like in China and the Middle East.
Or if you want to access a YouTube video that's not available in your country, you can just
jump on a different server.
For a totally risk-free trial of NordVPN, you can use discount code 'jerryrig' and get
a 77% discount off of a 3 year plan.
I think it comes down to like 2 dollars and 75 cents a month.
Www.nordvpn/jerryrig and if you don't like it, at least you're protected for those 30
days, and their 24/7 customer support will take care of you either way.
It's probably a lot more secure than this thing was.
If you have any questions, leave them down in the comments.
And if Tapplock ever does any upgrades or updates to their lock to make it more secure,
you'll find out here first.
Thanks a ton for watching, and I'll see you around.
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Play my music.
Set the temperature.
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Play my music.
Turn on the lights.
Set the temperature.
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Hi! Today we are presenting to you the unboxing of Oji Touch Smart Lock
Upon opening the box, you'll come across a manual with complete sets of instructions,
lock with a solid brass cylinder
a screwdriver and an allen key
This is all you need to install the lock by yourself
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HOT NEWS !!! Yandex.Station smart speaker Launched - Duration: 3:12.
yandex station smart speaker has been launched by its creator the Russian
search engine Yandex the smart speaker is designed to
work alongside the russian-speaking intelligent assistant called Alice which
unveiled in October last year it's becoming the latest Challenger to take
on the leading voice-activated Home Helpers from Silicon Valley the company
claimed that Yandex station is the first smart speaker specifically designed for
the Russian market it also said it is the first smart speaker to incorporate a
full video streaming experience the speaker is equipped with HDMI output
that allows the users to ask Alice to search for and playback videos movies
and television shows from a wide variety of sources you can ask Alice to create
alarms and reminders read the news get the weather and more for kids you can
even ask Alice to sing a song or read fairy tales the antics also says that
the station comes with seven microphones that can pick up your voice even if it's
noisy in the room and can respond almost instantly within a second
the Yandex station is also equipped with to 20 millimeters 10 w tweeter drivers
185 millimetres 30 W for driver to 95 millimeters passive radiators and offers
Bluetooth connectivity the system is capable of providing 50 w of power at a
frequency range 50 to 20,000 Hertz and signal-to-noise ratio of 96 decibels
yandex says that the station is just right for a small house party the
speaker itself features two tweeters for high frequencies plus two radiators and
a woofer for debase the Yandex station smart speaker is priced at nine thousand
nine hundred ninety roubles for roughly $160 and will be available during the
summer months of 2018 its offer a free years worth of access to Yandex music
the company's music streaming service the music service is free with Yandex is
new Amazon Prime like plus subscription service which the company also announced
alongside the station's speaker this week and an extra offers also gives you
two free months to Evie one of the top subscription streaming
services in Russia for movies TV shows cartoons and other video content
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