Gear Up with Home Tech Hacks for an Amazing Super Bowl Party
Super Bowl get-togethers bring out the best food, friends and big screen action — so you already have a lot happening. But a few quick smart home changes can turn a field goal into a TD in record time.
These tips work even if you only have a smart device or two, like a smart speaker or a front door lock. Check out the simple steps below to easily take your party to the next level.
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Set smart lights to team colors
Changing smart lights to team colors only takes a minute or two.
Modern LED smart lighting often includes color options and even smart color matching to shift indoor bulbs to specific hues. For brands like Govee or Philips Hue, setting game day colors can be as easy as bringing up a team flag or logo on your TV screen and pointing your phone app at it. Or you can set background lights to sync with whatever is happening on your main displays for a more dynamic look. Setting lights to your team colors manually is also an option and will take only a couple of minutes for a fan-forward party look.
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Connect your kitchen smart speaker to the big game
Hear every play call by linking your kitchen smart speaker to your TV.
With conversations and cooking noises, it can be difficult to hear every play happening over on the TV. But if you have a smart speaker nearby, you can usually fix this problem while staying in sync with everyone else. Amazon Echos, for example, can connect to any TV with Bluetooth capabilities and relay the sound no matter where they are in the house.
We have a guide on how to set up Echo speakers like this in only a couple of minutes. Similar steps should work with other speakers like Nest Minis, too.
Set an extended auto-lock on your smart lock
A screenshot shows the Yale lock auto locking settings.
A reliable smart lock keeps your door safe and even lets you set temporary access keys for guests. One of our favorite features is auto-locking, which automatically locks a front door after it’s been closed for a while, useful when there are a lot of things happening at once.
However, since guests often like to come and go, bring in supplies or take a “quick walk,” it’s a good idea to head into your lock app and bump up the relocking time window to 10 minutes or so. That way no one will find themselves unexpectedly locked out of the house.
Mute your voice assistant
Lots of yelling and talking can confuse your voice assistants.
Between announcers and Super Bowl chatter, speakers and voice assistant apps may start hearing their wake words like “Alexa” or “Hey Siri” by accident. And don’t forget, some companies may have Super Bowl ads that include voice assistant examples that may accidentally trigger your own devices. Consider muting your voice assistant mics until game day is over.
Disarm home security systems if necessary
Make sure all your security sensors are disarmed for the game so they don’t start sensing unexpected motion.
If you have a home security system, check its arm/disarm settings for the big game day. Make sure all your sensors are disarmed for your party, both inside and outside the house. You don’t want anyone accidentally triggering a sensor and setting off an alarm or giving you a cascade of annoying alerts. If friends are bringing a dog over, keep in mind that motion sensors that can ignore small animals like cats will often be triggered by larger animals like dogs.
You can also shut down smart alerts to your motion-sensing home cameras for the same reason.
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