Orbit wants to help you smarten up your sprinklers even if you only own a $10 oscillator attached to a garden hose. The company's new B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer, on display at CES in Las Vegas, ...

Orbit’s second-generation smart hose timer, the B-hyve XD, gains a display and a stronger Bluetooth radio. Full irrigation systems are complex and costly, and in today’s drought-stricken environment ...

Outdoor watering can be a messy but necessary task for both amateur and professional gardening aficionados. Do you give your plants too much water? Too little? When do you find time to take care of ...

Summer doesn’t last long in Southwestern Ontario, where I live. The gardening season is basically mid-May to October. Anything outside of that and everything you grow is liable to get walloped by ...

If you’re among the 75 percent of homeowners who water their lawn and garden with a garden hose or drip system, versus an in-ground sprinkler system, using a hose-based timer can help your garden ...

At CES, Orbit announced two new products and an integration with Apple HomeKit, with the B-hyve hose Faucet Timer offered as a simple way to add timing functionality to an existing sprinkler system, ...

Whether you're looking for a robot to mow your lawn or a camera to keep an eye on your property from afar, bring the technological comforts of home to the great outdoors with the best smart backyard ...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SPECIAL TO CES -- Today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, Orbit introduced the award-winning B-hyve XR Smart Sprinkler Timer—its newest and smartest ...

When I moved into my new house a few years ago I bought a Blossom sprinkler controller because I travel quite a bit and needed a way to keep the lawn green without overwatering. Last year I tested the ...

SALT LAKE CITY , May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbit , the leader in smart watering with B-hyve technology, today announced the next generation of above-ground connected products for outdoor hose ...

The house we live in doesn't have a sprinkler system. Our previous house had sprinklers, but now we have to water the lawn and plants with a hose. My water bill is a bit happier, since we probably don ...

When you first install the Orbit B-Hyve, you might not think it's that different from an ordinary sprinkler controller. The large central dial, the four large buttons and the clunky LCD display all ...