IFTTT'S New "Do" Apps Turn Your Smartphone Into A Do-Anything Remote Control

The clever automation service spins out a trio of tools that can do tricks with everything from your email to your lightbulbs.

IFTTT—which stands for "If this, then that"—is a uniquely clever tool for automating an array of third-party apps, services, and Internet-connected gizmos. With IFTTT, you can automatically send an email to your parents alerting them of each new Instagram photo you post. Or add every new event in your Facebook groups to your Google Calendar. Or send a text message to your neighbor if your Nest Protect smoke detector goes off. And if nobody's created a recipe for the task you want to accomplish, you can construct your own in a few steps.

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