Gadgets
How Home Automation Can Help You Save Money

Our lives have become more and more stressful over the past decades. While we have a lot of great new things around that are meant to make our lives easier, we also have to spend a lot more time working and commuting to work and back in order to be able to afford them. This is why it is extremely important for every one of us to have a really nice and comfortable place to come home to. Home automation can help us a lot in creating the perfect nest for ourselves and our families. The initial investment might seem to be too high for some people, however, if we really think about it, home automation can actually help us save money in the long run.
Of course, the first things we think about when we say home automation are automatic garage doors and more recently TV lifts, that work with 12 volt linear actuators. These home automation details are, naturally, the ones that are there to make our lives easier. After all, it is a lot more comfortable to stay in the car and just wait for the gate or the garage door to open than get out of the vehicle and actually open them. Also, if you have a small space in your apartment, a great table or TV lift and turn your nest into a lot bigger one when you hide these items away in case you don’t need them.
Home automation is not only about making things move on their own. It is also about controlling the lighting or the temperature in your home without needing to touch anything, by remote control. To some, it might seem to be a waste of money, but in fact, home automation saves money in time. Those who opt to modernize their homes by automating them will never have to struggle with themselves in order to get out of bed and go turn off the lights in the other room. They can do this remotely, saving both electricity and their own energy. The same thing is true for temperature control. With the new- generation thermostats homeowners can easily control the temperature in their houses remotely.
Thanks to home automation, people don’t have to warm their homes all the time, even when they are not home and they don’t need to freeze until the house warms up either. The thermostats will know when they need to turn the heat on or turn it off. This means that users can save a lot of energy and money if they decide to invest in home automation. We can also save energy by opting for smart sockets. Users can choose when to allow these sockets to power their appliances. Of course, you will never leave the refrigerator without power, but there are definitely some home appliances you don’t need to keep on all the time. With the help of smart sockets, you will not use the energy you don’t really need.
Naturally, lighting and temperature are not the only ones we can control with the help of home automation. Faucets with sensors can help save a lot of water. Many people leave the water running even when they don’t need it anymore or they are not ready to use it yet. If you have a faucet with a motion sensor, it will only run when you actually need it. By not allowing water to run when we don’t need it we can save a lot of it.
In some cases, home automation can cost a lot. That is if you do everything at once. Maybe you should try to invest in smart lightbulbs, a motion sensor for your faucet, smart sockets first and then slowly get to fully automating your home. It will surely be worth every cent you spend. In time, you will be able to save a lot more by paying less for bills. Also, you don’t only save your money by opting for home automation solutions, but also the planet by not using more energy than you actually need.
Consoles
PlayStation Studios’ PC Games to Grow Beyond FY22

PlayStation Studios PC sales were announced in Sony’s Business Segment Meeting, along with PSVR2 sales, PS Plus numbers, and major PS5 game release dates.
Spider-Man Remastered and The Last of Us: Part 1 led the pack with 1.5 million and 368K sales, respectively. Maybe it was worthwhile.
Sony expects this trend to continue (see that graph!). and will remain bullish on PC ports (quietly jacking prices in some places), but has stated that PS5 is the priority. The PlayStation Showcase, less than 24 hours away, may bring more PC announcements.
PlayStation Studios’ PC success—what do you think?
Consoles
Download 22 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games

Another month, another long list of PS Plus Extra and Premium games you’ll never finish before the next batch. The service’s 22 new titles are available to download on PS5, PS4, and PS3 in the UK and Europe today. USA and global availability will occur throughout the day. The full list of offerings is below.
PS Plus Extra: May 2023
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5) | Review
- Humanity (PS5, PS4)
- Watch Dogs Legion (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Dishonored 2 (PS4) | Review
- Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PS4) | Review
- Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (PS4) | Review
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (PS4) | Review
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4) | Review
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (PS4) | Review
- Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop (PS5, PS4) | Review
- The Evil Within 2 (PS4) | Review
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PS4) | Review
- Thymesia (PS5) | Review
- Rain World (PS4) | Review
- Lake (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Conan Exiles (PS4) | Review
- Rune Factory 4 Special (PS4)
- Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (PS4)
PS Plus Premium: May 2023
- Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (PSP)
- Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (PSP)
- Pursuit Force (PSP)
- Ghostbusters: The Videogame Remastered (PS4)
Gadgets
Weird West Gets PS5 4K, 60fps Version

Weird West is coming to PS5 soon. Only 4K resolution and 60fps are confirmed, with more details coming next week.
Since its release, Weird West has received many updates and community events. We loved its story and combat. If you liked this one but didn’t buy it, your patience may have paid off.
The rumors around the cantina are true, Weird West arrives on PS5 and XB Series X/S on May 8 with all the bells and whistles!
More details next week… pic.twitter.com/x18cQfCzy2
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 2, 2023
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