The holidays mean a little break from the J-O-B. Savor it. Relax. Sleep in. And when you’re snuggled in bed at 9:00 AM and your thermostat kicks down to 50° F because it thinks you’re at work, be glad you have that new Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat with Voice Control. Don’t panic. Stay snug. Simply ask the thermostat to raise the temperature back to wherever you like it. Of course, the Smart Thermostat does much more than respond to your voice. But, in that moment under those covers, it’s enough. For more on Honeywell’s Smart Thermostat, click here.

We live in exciting times. Our houses have become smart. Lightbulbs. Outlets. Doorbells. Smoke detectors. All smart. Robots vacuum our homes, and we can unlock deadbolts with our phones. Welcome to the future. The innovation that we most enjoy is perhaps the WiFi thermostat. Until recently, thermostats have been boring: Lame City, USA. Now, they are exciting. We can control them from anywhere. They know the five-day weather forecast. They talk. One even listens, which—you know—is the key to any lasting relationship. We recently installed a Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat with Voice Control for our master bedroom suite. Although not particularly handy, we proved handy enough. We removed the old thermostat, took a photo of its wiring, and drew a diagram of what wires were connected in what places. We mounted the new thermostat and reconnected the wires. Not everything...