Friends, my robot arsenal is growing.
Remember how it all began with my robot vacuum? Then I added the voice activated wi-fi thermostat, so that I could control the temperature in my home without getting off the couch? But I couldn’t stop there. I’ve added more to the brood. I’m like the Brangelina of smart home-appliances. So please welcome the newest member of my ever-expanding robot family, the MyQ Garage!
When I was asked to review this product, I immediately knew it would fit right in at my house. Here’s the gist: it’s a little slice of technology heaven that links your smartphone to your garage door.
Ever had one of those panicked moments, usually after you’ve been driving for about an hour, and you suddenly think “Crapola! Did I shut the garage door?”
Or perhaps you’ve never wondered that at all, but come home from being out all day only to discover that you indeed forgot to shut the garage door, and now you have to pretend to be brave in front of your kids as you search your house for ninja boogymen hiding in the closets, and this actually just happened to me last week. It’s the worst feeling!
With the MyQ Garage, you’ll never have to wonder again. Just pull up the free app on your phone and it will tell you the current state of your garage door:
Phew! Talk about peace of mind.
But that’s not all. You can also control it with your smartphone too! Tap that little garage door icon, and up it goes! Tap again to close! It sounds an alarm inside the garage for about 10 seconds, so you aren’t catching anyone off guard when it engages.
My boys ride their bikes to school, so they come and go through the garage. So all year long, I’ve had an alarm set on my phone to remind me to open it up a few minutes before they get home. There’s been a few instances that I haven’t been home in time to open it, whether I got stuck in traffic or had errand take longer than I planned, and they’ve been locked out of the house. But now I never have to worry about that again! I can open the door anytime, anywhere.
It’s super simple to install too – no wiring necessary, which is great because that means I can easily take it along when we move out of this rental.
The larger WiFi hub is plugged into the ceiling, next to the garage door opener. The smaller sensor is attached directly to the inside of the garage door, either with screws or heavy duty mounting tape. Then you download the app, which walks you through a few simple steps to set it up, and that’s it! The app is password protected for an extra level of security.
I’m thrilled with the MyQ Garage, and happy to confidently recommend it to you, and also happy to be able to give one away to a Better After reader today! Woo!
Enter to win a MyQ Garage now, a $129 value!
Entering is easy! Simply leave a comment!
And for more information about the MyQ Garage, please visit www.Chamberlain.com.
Good luck friend, I hope you win! Have a great weekend!
>>This post is in collaboration with Chamberlain MyQ Garage in which I was provided a product to review, all opinions are as always, 100% my own.
Jodi
March 14, 2014 at 8:31 AMThat’s really great! My middle daughter often comes home when I’m not here (and often forgets her house key). This would give me a lot of piece of mind on these rainy WA days!
Kelly
March 14, 2014 at 8:32 AMMy dad tends to leave the garage door open and forgets about it. Sometimes, it’s overnight! This would really help!
Lesli
March 14, 2014 at 8:36 AMSo glad to hear that someone else has those “oh Crap” moments. What a great invention.
Dani @ Painting Sunny
March 14, 2014 at 8:38 AMWe are in the process of buying a house… with a broken garage door opener! In New York, you can’t repair a broken garage door opener if it doesn’t have built-in safety sensors… so we are shopping for a new one. This would be a great addition to it! Very fancy-pants!
Jessica
March 14, 2014 at 8:42 AMI would love one of these! What a cool invention.
Colleen
March 14, 2014 at 8:45 AMPeace of mind. I always have the fear that the door is up after I’ve left town!
Robyn S.
March 14, 2014 at 8:47 AMOh man, I always leave my garage door open! I would love to be able to check and see if it was down or not.
Julie
March 14, 2014 at 8:55 AMI’m forever leaving my garage open. And it would make it so easy to open the door if the girls need to get in while I’m at work. Sometimes they forget dance wear or piano bags and grandma needs to get in the house!
Jenny
March 14, 2014 at 9:00 AMHow cool is this? I am always driving back home to check the garage door and this would save much peace of mind.
Jamie
March 14, 2014 at 9:07 AMThis is perfect for me, one less thing to worry about.
Rita
March 14, 2014 at 9:07 AMThis is amazing! We dont have our garage door openers hooked up bc they occasionally open from our neighbors clicker. This would allow me to check throughout the day to make sure the doors are closed.
Tonya T.
March 14, 2014 at 9:08 AMI definitely have those moments when I can’t remember if I closed the door or not so this would come in super handy!
Kathe
March 14, 2014 at 9:08 AMTrue story! The last few days my opener in my car has not been working. I have to get out and hit the opener to get my car out then get out of the car again and use the key pad to close the garage door. Reverse those steps when I get home. Now, either I go get a new battery or, I win this giveaway and all of my troubles are over!! 🙂 (fingers crossed for Plan B!)
Bailey
March 14, 2014 at 9:14 AMThis would be perfect for us! Since we went on an out of town overnight trip only to come home and have our garage door open…and we leave the door in the garage unlocked! But apparently, we live in the safest neighborhood in the world and everything was fine!
Zach
March 14, 2014 at 9:14 AMWow, that is really cool technology!
Artemis
March 14, 2014 at 9:16 AMThis is amazing! I can never remember if I shut the door or not. Usually half-way out of the neighborhood I turn back around to go back and double-check, making me inevitably late to everything.
marie
March 14, 2014 at 9:20 AMThis would be totally awesome – the fh and I have definitely driven off to work with the garage gaping all.day. (not good in winter)
diannea
March 14, 2014 at 9:24 AMThis is one giveaway I would love to win!
Kari
March 14, 2014 at 9:28 AMTHIS WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! I would use this everyday.
Michelle
March 14, 2014 at 9:28 AMYAY for technology! How did we ever live without garage door openers that we can open from wherever we are??? This would be AMAZING to have. I’ve actually left my garage open all day while I was at work. :O
Emily
March 14, 2014 at 9:34 AMWe need this!! One time, the cops rang my doorbell at 2am to tell me that my garage door was open. 2am!! Not okay.
Carrie B
March 14, 2014 at 9:34 AMThis would be so useful because I am a complete airhead when it comes to the garage and always forget to shut it!
Rose
March 14, 2014 at 9:34 AMForgetting if I shut the garage door or not is one of my biggest mind-numbing worries on my way to work every morning!! I would love this!
Ann
March 14, 2014 at 9:36 AMThis is great! Would love to win.
Aly Wagner
March 14, 2014 at 9:43 AMThis would really help when my OCD flares up when I am halfway to work! Awesome product!
Shannon
March 14, 2014 at 9:47 AMNow that’s a cool gadget!
Molly
March 14, 2014 at 9:48 AMThat is awesome! Would be great for rentals too, we only got one remote for ours and the code they gave us for the box outside doesn’t work, so we always have to take the remote with us for bike rides, walks, anything – it’s annoying!
Erin
March 14, 2014 at 9:55 AMWe just got a new house and i’m always worried about this since i’ve never had a garage before! Love this!
tia bennett
March 14, 2014 at 10:01 AMVery cool!
Morgan
March 14, 2014 at 10:03 AMThis would be such a stress reliever!!!
Laurie
March 14, 2014 at 10:04 AMI love this idea! I have come home more than once to find my garage door open, I’d love to be able to check it for peace of mind!
colleen
March 14, 2014 at 10:05 AMHA HA TOOK ME A BIT OF TIME TO FIND THE COMMENT SECTION then I had the caps lock on he he operator error geez . looks like a good product 😉
amber
March 14, 2014 at 10:10 AMthis would be great for my husband who often doesn’t take the ginormous garage door opener with him on a motorcycle ride! Earlier this year we misplaced our one and only opener for a couple months, so it would’ve been great to open with our phones!
CandiceMcC
March 14, 2014 at 10:11 AMUm, that sounds awesome. I have been that person who comes home and is like, “Huh, totally forgot to close that.” Things are crazytown around here. Not gonna lie. 🙂
Amber
March 14, 2014 at 10:27 AMyay for garage doors!
Kayleigh
March 14, 2014 at 10:27 AMI am SO bad at remembering to close the garage door. We get calls from neighbors at midnight or 1 am telling us our door is open. This would be so nice to have so that we don’t forget and get those scary calls!!
Christie
March 14, 2014 at 11:16 AMOh this would be amazing!
Whitney S
March 14, 2014 at 11:16 AMBrilliant idea. Our house is very very good at forgetting to close the door.
Deanna
March 14, 2014 at 11:22 AMI sometimes find myself playing “Beat the Bus” against my girls’ school bus. This would be perfect to let my girls in on those days when I’m *right* around the corner. 🙂
Tracy
March 14, 2014 at 11:28 AMThis would be awesome!!!! I don’t know how many times my husband has had to turn the car around to go back to check to see if he closed the garage door. It would definitely save my delicate ears from all of those 4 letter words.
Kim
March 14, 2014 at 11:33 AMThis is an amazing idea. I am always forgetting to shut the garage door. I have to drive back and check so many times. It would be nice to have the ability to shut it without driving all the way home.
Bharati
March 14, 2014 at 11:34 AMWove, Love this!!
Bessie
March 14, 2014 at 11:39 AMWould love to win this. Thanks for the chance!
Gretchen Brown
March 14, 2014 at 11:45 AMThat is very cool!!
Amy
March 14, 2014 at 11:56 AMMy hubs and kids are forever leaving the garage door open – this is awesome!
Jessica F.
March 14, 2014 at 12:06 PMThis is so awesome! I’m always doubting if I closed the garage or not!
Meghan
March 14, 2014 at 12:13 PMI’m soo forgetful so this would be great!
Coreena
March 14, 2014 at 12:14 PMI am very absent minded since I have become a mother. There has been many times when I have turned around to see if I have turned off the stove, curling iron and closed the garage. This will be very helpful!
Sherri
March 14, 2014 at 12:14 PMI can’t count the times we’ve driven back around the block to check the garage door – great gadget!
Mr. and Mr. Blandings
March 14, 2014 at 12:16 PMI was just extolling the virtues of the 21st century automated home on our blog today – http://mrandmrblandings.com/7-products-to-bring-the-dream-house-into-the-21st-century-automated-home-technology/. And that was BEFORE I knew about this marvelous gadget! Thanks for letting me know I had something else to add to our wish list.
Susan Fenton
March 14, 2014 at 12:20 PMI had no idea something this cool existed!! I’ve been known to turn around and drive home to check. This would save me gas 🙂
Deb-IL
March 14, 2014 at 12:25 PMWhat a great idea!
Amanda {NoDakNest}
March 14, 2014 at 12:32 PMEither our garage door has a mind of its own or the hubster and I are just that forgetful but there have been a handful of times since we moved in a few months ago that we come home and the door is open. ODD. Having one of these bad boys would put my mind at ease when we leave the house!
lauren
March 14, 2014 at 12:36 PMI wouldn’t have to worry! (Let’s be honest. I’m forgetful!)
Sarah
March 14, 2014 at 12:41 PMI didn’t even know this existed, how awesome! I hate that thought of “Did I remember to close the garage?” so I’d love to be able to check!
LisaK
March 14, 2014 at 12:44 PMI really love to have this technology. I hate driving back home to see if I did shut the garage door. So cool.
Ashley C
March 14, 2014 at 1:00 PMMy husband and I are constantly asking each other if we remembered to close the garage door!
Joy T
March 14, 2014 at 1:07 PMWe recently came home after a three day trip to an open garage door. It was a little scary walking into the house that day! Thankfully we live in a pretty safe neighborhood and our garage doesn’t face the street!
Helen
March 14, 2014 at 1:17 PMMyQ? YOUR Q!
Celine
March 14, 2014 at 1:23 PMOur garage door has been broken for awhile. This looks really cool!
Mary
March 14, 2014 at 1:28 PMSince we don’t lock the door between the garage and house, this would come in handy. I work 30 miles away from home and that is a long ways to drive back if I forgot to close it!
Sarah
March 14, 2014 at 1:34 PMThis would be so handy for me to go running or biking with actually and not have to bring a key. I always carry my phone with me to listen to music, but carrying my key(s) can be a hassle. This would solve my problems even when I take my dog for a walk.
Amber
March 14, 2014 at 1:37 PMI just mentioned this idea, to my husband, two days ago!! He doesn’t have a clicker in his car, we also have cats, who like to sneak in at the last minute, causing the door to reopen. So this would be perfect for us!
Melissa
March 14, 2014 at 1:45 PMWith the cold weather in Michigan, this would be wonderful. We just bought my husband one for his pole barn but I could have a better one for the garage. Happy wife, happy life.
debbie smith
March 14, 2014 at 1:46 PMthis sure would help with the hubster that NEVER remembers to close the door! 🙂
Val
March 14, 2014 at 1:54 PMI so badly need a new door opener!
chanda
March 14, 2014 at 1:56 PMafter living in our new home for only 2 months I completely broke one side of the garage and now it won’t open. I would love to be able to open the garage from the car!!!!
Theresa
March 14, 2014 at 2:04 PMOur garage door opener is currently broken. This would be great!
Ashleigh Hall
March 14, 2014 at 2:30 PMThis would be fantastic for us since our kids constantly leave and leave the garage door up!
Nikki H
March 14, 2014 at 3:07 PMWe just moved into a house with a garage, so this would be an awesome addition!
Cecily
March 14, 2014 at 3:23 PMOooh I love this!! I need this in my life!
Gretchen
March 14, 2014 at 3:26 PMoh, yes! I would love this. Especially since my garage door opener has somehow disappeared.
Amy J
March 14, 2014 at 3:28 PMThis would be incredibly handy!
Kat Moss
March 14, 2014 at 3:33 PMJust TODAY I had to turn around in the neighborhood to make sure I had shut the garage door…sigh. I guess I could have avoided that with this gadget!
Erin Ellis
March 14, 2014 at 3:34 PMWhat a great idea! I’m always driving back to the house because I think that I forgot to shut the garage door. Seriously! I do it at least once a week! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
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Amanda Havens
March 14, 2014 at 3:34 PMThis is awesome. We do, indeed, wonder on a regular basis whether we remembered to close the garage door.
April
March 14, 2014 at 4:10 PMThere are times when I have forgotten if I remembered to close the garage door so this would be a great help!
Ronda Batchelor
March 14, 2014 at 4:14 PMI have six kids who come in and out of the garage all the time. enough said!
Cara
March 14, 2014 at 4:22 PMI would love one of these. I’m obsessed with my garage door closing. I actually texted my teenage neighbor one day to ask if it was closed
Sarah
March 14, 2014 at 4:34 PMPretty neat! I could use this!
LouAnn
March 14, 2014 at 4:56 PMOh my gosh, this would be a dream come true for me! We have 3 cars, plus 2 older daughters that stop by… but only 2 garage door openers. We totally neeeeed this!
Beauty and the Bump
March 14, 2014 at 5:06 PMA garage to control with my smartphone? great. i need
Monica C
March 14, 2014 at 5:19 PMThis. Is. So. Awesome!!!
amanda
March 14, 2014 at 6:17 PMThis would be alot more convenient. Currently when I use our garage, I have the press the button – leave the garage and walk the entire way around our yard to get to my car!
Lori
March 14, 2014 at 6:34 PMWell–this is the best give away ever! I almost daily leave my house get down the street and wonder whether or not I have shut the garage door and also did I turn off stove top. I live in a pretty awesome little town, but my house sits off of a main road and you just never know. I drive myself crazy worrying about it even though thankfully I have never left it open. Kind of crazy, but a real concern to me.
Jennifer
March 14, 2014 at 6:44 PMwinner, winner, chicken dinner!!
Elizabeth@DIYTheory
March 14, 2014 at 6:45 PMI’m pregnant and scatter brained…enough said.
nicky
March 14, 2014 at 6:47 PMThis is such a great idea! I could use this because we have to constantly reset our garage door opener because it seriously has a mind of it’s own. It opens one day and the next it won’t open. It’s so frustrating.
pam in illinois
March 14, 2014 at 6:51 PMWe don’t leave the garage door open unless we are in the driveway. Too many critters around to worry about. I don’t want to find a skunk in my garage!! Thank you for the giveaway. They are always fun even if I never win. 🙂 pam
Tracy
March 14, 2014 at 6:53 PMOMG! Genius! I can’t tell you how many times I drive away and then ten minutes later I have to turn back because I am CONVINCED I didn’t close the garage door and sure enough – every single time – it is down and all is well. This is SO awesome!
Jody
March 14, 2014 at 6:53 PMHow cool! Great giveaway!
bette
March 14, 2014 at 6:59 PMLove it!
Michelle B
March 14, 2014 at 7:24 PMYou can never have too many gadgets! And this one is especially cool 🙂
Katie Slade
March 14, 2014 at 7:33 PMMy husband is always worried that we have left the garage door open! And we actually did once when we were flying home to visit family. We left at 4 am, and there was ice in the way and it popped back up. Thankfully we have good neighbors who called and asked if it should be open. But that was 5 hours later!
Moni
March 14, 2014 at 7:41 PMI would love to have some other remote way to open the garage door during our basement construction. So much better than giving every tom, dick and Harry our password!!
Carolyn
March 14, 2014 at 8:00 PMMy neighbors must think I’m nuts. I always drive in reverse down the alley to check my garage door. I’d love to win this!
kim
March 14, 2014 at 8:47 PMwould be great for me.. had arm surgery go wrong a few years ago leaving me with only use 10% in the left arm.. needless to say carrying/lifting anything is limited. i have a garage but its not automatic so i just park outside so i dont have to ask anyone to help open the big door.. this would be super cool to have… thanks for the opportunity. 🙂
Rebecca
March 14, 2014 at 8:54 PMThat is very cool. We left our garage door open not once, but twice, when we went on vacation. The first time it stayed open the entire week (thankfully nothing was stolen). The second time my neighbor called me about and was kind enough to close it for us. This would have saved us a huge hassle.
Sarah
March 14, 2014 at 8:59 PMThis is fantastic! Especially for those of us who are a tad forgetful….
Chelsea
March 14, 2014 at 9:12 PMIt would be perfect for my boyfriend and me since we work totally different schedules, we could make sure no one forgot to close the door!
Danielle
March 14, 2014 at 10:23 PMThis is a brilliant idea! My garage is a distance away so this would be perfect
Vickie West
March 15, 2014 at 12:09 AMMy husband died 1 yr ago today. I sometimes find that in my absent mindedness, I forget to close the garage door.
What a TERRIFIC idea, to be able to have the ability to close it, should I leave the house without making certain I’ve taken care to CLOSE my garage door!!
Thanks for this opportunity, and information!!
Jenna
March 15, 2014 at 4:41 AMI want one of these!!!
Karen Giles
March 15, 2014 at 5:26 AMWow. That is so cool!
Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus
March 15, 2014 at 5:47 AMNever heard of these! Would love to try it out.
Jessica V
March 15, 2014 at 6:08 AMLooks so convenient! I can use it to let my father in law in to the garage, since he’s always doing projects at my house.
Mandi G.
March 15, 2014 at 6:40 AMI would love this thing! It would give me great peace of mind. I’ve accidentally left the garage door open more times than I care to admit! 😉
Sean
March 15, 2014 at 7:04 AMCoolio
A S
March 15, 2014 at 7:05 AMVery cool! Great giveaway!
Cathryn Wandel
March 15, 2014 at 7:30 AMYour ninja comment made me laugh because I’ve totally been there! Now I wait until the door is closed before I even back out! My husband, on the other hand, is constantly wondering if he closed the door or not. Usually he mentions it after we have been gone way too long to do anything about it. I’ve even had him leave places/events before to go back and check! Maybe I’ll win this little baby and give it to him for an anniversary present for freeeeeee!!! Btw, you make me laugh every post. Thanks for that.
Elise
March 15, 2014 at 7:52 AMI would love this!
Heather D
March 15, 2014 at 8:02 AMWith kids all over the place, and often traveling for either work or family, something like this sounds fantastic!
Katie J
March 15, 2014 at 8:02 AMOh man, this would be awesome. I work an hour away from home, and there’s no WAY I could ever pop on home to see if the door was shut. This would offer me tons of peace of mind — and it would keep the hubby from yelling at me when I do forget to shut the door!
Linda Owens
March 15, 2014 at 8:08 AMThis is an awesome safety feature. I would love to win this.
Michelle B
March 15, 2014 at 8:11 AMThis would make my life easier!
Gwen
March 15, 2014 at 8:12 AMThis is AWESOME! I would love to win it, but if I don’t I’m pretty sure purchasing it is happening! So helpful!
Candace Scott
March 15, 2014 at 8:13 AMI for one, welcome our new robot overlords!
Skye Devoe
March 15, 2014 at 11:11 AMI would love this. My sons always leave the garage door open when they get on the bus in the morning. It would be so nice to be able to shut it remotely.
sangeetha
March 15, 2014 at 11:36 AMsame situation here – often have the kids out and this would be a good way to get them in / out of the house safetly
Nicole
March 15, 2014 at 11:49 AMI tend to forget to close it that I’m no longer allowed a garage door opener.
Krista
March 15, 2014 at 1:43 PMThis would be great to have! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to turn around and drive back past my house to make sure I closed the door when I left. My brain is always scrambled when I’m leaving the house with screaming kids in the car…I always second guess if I remembered to close the door.
Julie
March 15, 2014 at 1:45 PMI left my garage door open one day and came home to a note in my mailbox from the local police reminding me to keep it closed! whoops! Not only would this help me out, but it would also help save the police from having to take time to stop by my house to leave notes 🙂
Kimberj
March 15, 2014 at 3:09 PMI am all about home robots but this is a new one! I’d love, love, love to win this 🙂
Have you seen the scuba one from iRobot that cleans your gutters? We have a 2 story house and I want to get it so I know longer need to worry about the hubs falling off the roof.
Jessica
March 15, 2014 at 4:38 PMThis would be awesome to win! My husband is a cop and constantly worries about someone being able to get into our garage, or if we forgot to close it..this would solve his worries!
Chelsea
March 15, 2014 at 5:02 PMI turn around to check my garage once or more a week. What a life saver product!
Mary
March 15, 2014 at 5:14 PMI would use it when I go for bike rides, I wouldn’t have to walk my bike through the house!
Susan
March 15, 2014 at 5:32 PMThis is a great idea. You don’t know how many times I’ve turned around and come back home to check on this.
Jeanne
March 15, 2014 at 6:17 PMThis would be so helpful for my awful memory!
Kellye A
March 15, 2014 at 7:07 PMBoth our remotes broke, so we can’t actually open our garage door from outside. This would totally solve that!!
Darlene
March 15, 2014 at 9:27 PMSometimes I close the garage door as I leave for work and once something happened and it didn’t close. Hubby wanted to know why I left the garage door open all day! Yikes!!
kelsey
March 15, 2014 at 10:59 PMAhh this would be so wonderful, the house we are buying has a wonky garage door, so we wouldn’t have to replace it!
Susan
March 16, 2014 at 5:29 AMI came home to an open garage a couple of weeks ago, and I freaked out! I love this idea.
Jaime
March 16, 2014 at 6:19 AMThis would be so handy!! Especially since my garage door opener has been broken for over a year!!! Also would be handy if I need to let someone in while I am away from home. Smart!
Jeaneane
March 16, 2014 at 7:19 AMWOW! I totally need this…my family and I recently returned from a week long trip to visit family and we pulled in and the garage door was OPENED!!! I had failed to close it as we zoomed off on our visit! I can totally relate to the whole “ninja” walkthrough of the house (if a ninja carries a golf club that is!!). Technology is amazing!
Callie D
March 16, 2014 at 8:02 AMWould love to have this system set up for my garage. Technology makes life so much easier.
JoeyfromSC
March 16, 2014 at 9:09 AMI live in an apartment ha..so it won’t help me, BUT, if I was blessed enough to win, my great friend would love it for his beautiful home/garage!! He has been talking about something like this for a while and he does SO much for me, I’d love to win this for him!
Thanks for the chance!
Joey J
Amy
March 16, 2014 at 9:37 AMThis is pretty cool!
Ashley
March 16, 2014 at 11:52 AMGenius! could totally use this
Angela D
March 16, 2014 at 12:53 PMWow, this sounds awesome! My 15yr old daughter is constantly forgetting her key and getting locked out until I get home (sometimes hours later).
Angie
March 16, 2014 at 1:08 PMThis would make my bike rides and runs so much easier. Carrying my keys is such a pain but I’m afraid to leave my house unlocked even though I’m still in the neighborhood. So much safer!!
Jennifer
March 16, 2014 at 2:11 PMOh the anxiety that this little gadget could wipe out in my life!
Debbie
March 16, 2014 at 6:08 PMHow neat! This would help my husband since he rides his motorcycle to work and forgets to close the garage door from time to time. This would make our lives so much easier! 🙂
Krista
March 16, 2014 at 6:54 PMI’m someone who loves gadgets — but this one is new to me. Thanks for sharing! It sounds like one of those total luxury things that are so nice to have!
Teri
March 16, 2014 at 7:12 PMI wouldn’t be driving around the block to make sure I shut the garage door… Thanks for the giveaway!
Nicole
March 16, 2014 at 7:29 PMThis is a great idea! We really NEED something like this. We just moved and our new house did not come with a garage door opener. Got the doors, not the opener 🙁
Lindsey Watne
March 16, 2014 at 8:45 PMWow! This would be the PERFECT addition to our new house we just bought (our first!).
Thanks for the giveaway!
Megan Rose
March 16, 2014 at 11:00 PMSo cool! I would love this!
Sarah C
March 17, 2014 at 1:49 AMAlways worry that my garage door is open. Most of the time it’s not, but I have driven home, several miles, to check. This would be awesome.
Hanna Cage
March 17, 2014 at 4:22 AMMy garage door is really old and does not have the safety feature that tells it to stop when someone is underneath it. Also, there is only one opener. My husband has it in his car so if he is not home I cannot get into the garage.
Robin
March 17, 2014 at 4:47 AMLOVE this idea. My cat constantly runs past the sensor on the garage door when it’s closing, so it will stop and reopen again. This would solve the problem nicely. 🙂
Sacha (@zigged)
March 17, 2014 at 5:03 AMThis would come in SO HANDY for my is-the-garage-door-closed husband.
MARY EGUIA
March 17, 2014 at 5:35 AMcool
R
March 17, 2014 at 5:45 AMThanks!
Missy
March 17, 2014 at 6:01 AMThe perfect solution to a chronic problem! Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
Sarah @ 702 Park Project
March 17, 2014 at 6:08 AMI would love to win this! Since our garage is detached and is a little walk from the house, it would be nice to control it from anywhere inside.
Janice McElhone
March 17, 2014 at 6:21 AMYES PLEASE! We need one of these…. 🙂
Elizabeth
March 17, 2014 at 6:43 AMI am constantly making it about half a mile down the road before my OCD kicks in and I have to turn around and triple-check that the door is down. This would be lifechanging!
Charity
March 17, 2014 at 7:11 AMCould totally use it for our garage door! I feel like it has a mind of its own sometimes.
Carissa
March 17, 2014 at 8:05 AMOne more step towards total robot domination. But if it helps against my possessed garage door, I’m all for it.
Carrie Eastman
March 17, 2014 at 8:17 AMHow awesome is this!!!!! What a mind saver!!!
Katie Baney
March 17, 2014 at 8:25 AMThis would be PERFECT for me!
Erin S
March 17, 2014 at 8:36 AMHow cool! I’m ready to make our house techy!
KellyB
March 17, 2014 at 9:01 AMThis sounds fantastic! I need one of these!! I have a pristine 1972 VW beetle that sleeps in our garage and I’m always super paranoid about making sure the door is shut at the end of the day.
Lindsey @ Better After
March 17, 2014 at 10:58 AMSo cool! That’s my dream car! It’s true! I’d love to see a pic! 🙂
rachel
March 17, 2014 at 9:23 AMI would Love one of these. I’m fixin to buy my first house and this would be perfection!
teresa
March 17, 2014 at 9:26 AMI would love one of these – we are converting our carport into an enclosed garage and this is perfect timing!!! thanks for offering it! LOVE LOVE LOVE your website, by-the-way!
Allie
March 17, 2014 at 10:02 AMI *hate* coming home to an open garage door – so annoying and stressful! This would be great!
Jessica
March 17, 2014 at 10:09 AMAwesome!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Victoria
March 17, 2014 at 10:32 AMWe REALLY need this at my house. Not only do I worry about closing the garage, but it would make it so easy, for example, when walking the dog. I don’t have to take my keys or the garage door opener – just my phone. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ERICA
March 17, 2014 at 10:46 AMI’ve just bought a condo with gararge and was looking for something like this!!!
It seems great! I would LOVE to install it to my gararge 🙂
BTW, I check your blog alsomst everyday, but when I missed it, I would like to see your the day before blog or 2 days ago update… but don’t know where to look for. If you could tell me how to look up your recent blog, I’d be very happy!
Thanks!
Erica
Lindsey @ Better After
March 17, 2014 at 11:10 AMHi Erica! At the very bottom of my blog, there is a link that says “next page,” and that will take you to my older posts! 🙂
Suzanne D
March 17, 2014 at 10:59 AMI’ve started taking a photo from my phone of my garage every morning. This way I can check my phone when I have my mid-commute freak out whether or not I closed the garage door.
Sarah
March 17, 2014 at 11:15 AMAhh amazing idea!!!!
Megan T
March 17, 2014 at 11:15 AMThis would be so so so handy! I’m notoriously forgetful and it drives my husband crazzzy!
anna see/anna whiston-donaldson
March 17, 2014 at 11:23 AMSuper cool!
Timpy Tiemann
March 17, 2014 at 11:25 AMThis sounds like a great gadget! Thanks! Timpy
lara
March 17, 2014 at 11:28 AMwhat peace of mind. I’ve definitely left the garage door open a time or two!
Cassidy
March 17, 2014 at 11:33 AMThat is awesome! I’ve actually had many neighbors come knock on my door to tell me once again that I have left the garage door open. So, yes, it will come in handy!
Kristen Brutsch
March 17, 2014 at 11:52 AMLove love love this idea! We have super old garage door remotes that weigh about 7lbs each this would be such a nice & convenient change!
jane
March 17, 2014 at 12:01 PMI definitely need this!
Kara
March 17, 2014 at 12:25 PMOMG, this is such an awesome idea! I have resorted to many ridiculous habits to ensure i don’t have to turn around 2 blocks away from home to go back and check the garage door for closed-ness.
Tiffany S
March 17, 2014 at 12:28 PMI need this.. like yesterday!
mollie d
March 17, 2014 at 12:32 PMI tend to go to bed and forget to close it, last year, my husband found a frozen possum curled up in a corner! Made me sad and creeped out all at once
Tiffany
March 17, 2014 at 12:47 PMOn average I have to turn around and go back and check the garage door at least once a week! It’s ridiculous! This would be so awesome!
MUMZY
March 17, 2014 at 12:53 PMOh, would that be handy or what? Awesome idea! Hope I win!
F Bond
March 17, 2014 at 1:06 PMOh my goodness! I NEED one of these! What a great invention! COOL!
wendy
March 17, 2014 at 1:07 PMI love this!
LJ Tinner
March 17, 2014 at 1:37 PMThis is the incentive I need to clean out and actually use my garage!
Jane
March 17, 2014 at 1:42 PMAmazing idea. This would take the “OMG, not sure if I closed the door or did I” issue off the table!
Kim G
March 17, 2014 at 1:48 PMHow cool. I’m a techie gadget girl and love things like this. I am also one to push the garage door button, assuming the door goes down (without checking), then driving off (all the while, my door is wide open with my husbands classic sports car sitting in the garage begging to be driven by someone other than us – um, it seems the hubs doesn’t bother to take the keys in the house, they stay in the car!). This nifty tool would resolve all of these issues. 😉
sara bonert
March 17, 2014 at 1:58 PMThis is crazy cool. What can’t our smartphones do these days??
Kristie Holsomback
March 17, 2014 at 2:08 PMGreat idea! Why didn’t I think of that?
Tiffany
March 17, 2014 at 3:14 PMI hope I win!
Bethany
March 17, 2014 at 3:25 PMSo cool! I just left my garage door open today. :-p
jenny
March 17, 2014 at 3:30 PMIt would be so nice to have doors that actually go down! What a treat! : )
Barb
March 17, 2014 at 4:32 PMI love gadgets that make my life easier!
Sherry Phillips Farley
March 17, 2014 at 5:50 PMI saw one of these at an Apple store. I’d LOVE one of these for our new house. I’ve been worrying about how manually opening & closing the door would be on my back.
Stephanie
March 17, 2014 at 6:30 PMMy elderly mother in law lives with us and this would be great to be able to know that when the nurse arrives can open the door for her and not worry about giving the codes out
Sc
March 17, 2014 at 9:05 PMI love this concept
Stacey
March 17, 2014 at 10:13 PMThis would be absolutely perfect for me. On a regular basis I worry about whether or not I closed the garage door, and I fret about it all day at work. So this would definitely bring peace of mind.
Sandryte
March 18, 2014 at 12:19 AMI love technologies in my house!
Renea
March 18, 2014 at 5:22 AMWe have lived in our “new to us” home going on 4 years. We have slowly been remodeling and on our list for this year is a new garage door and opener. It would be fantastic to win one of these garage door openers. Thanks for the giveaway.
Angela
March 18, 2014 at 5:38 AMThat is so cool! I have left my garage door open when I thought I had closed it and my daughter has been locked out more than once 🙁 Yikes I’m not a bad mom – she’s a teen and forgot her key! She went around to the deck and waited for me! If we had this we wouldn’t have to worry about that again!
Cathy
March 18, 2014 at 8:01 AMMy husband and I circled back just last week after leaving home and later wondering whether we closed the garage door. By the way–I’m a Roomba/Mint addict! I think I should get commissions from them I’ve “sold” so many for them!
Vivienne
March 18, 2014 at 8:55 AMJust what I need. And BTW, I think my son wore the shirt he slept in to school the other day…and I can’t even blame it on a new baby. You’re doing a great job and I’m amazed that you even get a chance to blog!
Lindsey @ Better After
March 18, 2014 at 12:26 PMHaha! Thanks Vivienne! 🙂
Val
March 18, 2014 at 8:56 AMThat is brilliant!
Zach
March 18, 2014 at 9:36 AMThis is awesome!
Lisa O.
March 18, 2014 at 10:30 AMWould love one of these. I’m always lay down in bed and then wonder if the garage door is closed!
Krista
March 18, 2014 at 10:31 AMThis would be great for closing the door once I’m inside the house. Our garage isn’t attached and its no fun making a special trip back out to close the door because my hands were too full with packages on the previous trip.
Jolene
March 18, 2014 at 1:21 PMWhat a great giveaway! Would love this! This would definitely bring peace of mind.
Julie
March 18, 2014 at 3:00 PMThis would be very handy! Would love to have it!
Denise
March 18, 2014 at 3:07 PMGreat idea. Handy too!
Art
March 18, 2014 at 3:58 PMThis innovation would change my life! I wouldn’t need a goji access, kevo bluetooth lock nor any of those upcoming technology locks coming this year! This MyQ technology is all I need to open garage door for wife or guests wanting access to my home when I’m not there 🙂
Alicia Coats
March 18, 2014 at 5:21 PMI would LOVE to win this! Twice now, both garage doors have been wide open (even though we didn’t open them (unless we’re both getting very, very forgetful)) & it would be awesome to be able to check, while we are away, to make sure that they are shut or shut them if they are open!
Laura
March 18, 2014 at 5:35 PMThis would be great for peace of mind.
Missy Foster
March 18, 2014 at 7:31 PMThis would be great, as my kids tend to leave the garage door open, and my neighbors cats sneak in and leave all kinds of nasty behind..
Katherine
March 18, 2014 at 9:52 PMOh my… this is a brilliant gadget! Fingers crossed that I win:)
Heather
March 19, 2014 at 9:33 AMOur garage door is on the least leg. This little number would be a god send!
Jennifer C
March 19, 2014 at 2:42 PMWould love it!
Jenette
March 19, 2014 at 3:50 PMI am constantly thinking I left the garage open and in my neighborhood that isn’t a good idea. My poor partner gets woken up a couple times a month with my early morning phone call asking to check and see if I closed the garage door. This would be an absolute blessing!