Video: The Modern Smart Home is Inconvenient and It’s Spying on You
A few months back Gizmodo reporter Kashmir Hill installed a home automation system in her apartment. With the aid of a specially build router based…
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Open Irrigation is Open Source Raspberry Pi System to Optimise Water Usage
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Sonoff RF Bridge Converts 433MHz Devices to WiFi For Smartphone Control
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Smappee Energy Monitor Now Works With Nest
Smappee have announced that the latest version of their app enables the “Works with Nest” ecosystem, allowing homeowners to monitor and control heating and other…
D-Link Launches New 180° Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera
D-Link have just launched their new full HD 180° outdoor Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-2670L). The robust, IP65 casing of the Full HD 180° Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera,…
Hack: Arduino & Bluetooth Light Switch
Here’s a nice ‘because I can’ style hack for a light switch 🙂 Will Donaldson has whipped up a quick hack…This remote switch uses a…
13 Videos That Show Off the Best Tech of CES 2018
Here are a few interesting videos from last weeks CES in Las Vegas. Voice control and robots seemed to be all the rage again (and…
AutoHomeRewards: £200 Aukey Tech Giveaway + Discount Codes for All
Our friends at Aukey have come up with some goodies for you this month. 2 lucky winners will each receive an Aukey tech bundle worth…
The Rise and Fall of Jibo the Social Robot
Remember Jibo? Back in 2014 we covered the exciting new prospect of this ‘Social’ robot for your home. The Jibo crowdfunding campaign raised $3.6M for the…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2017
The end of another year and a chance to look back at what you found most interesting on Automated Home over the last 12 months….
A Decade On Are We Any Closer to the Integrated Smart Home?
10 years ago this week I wrote this post on an imagined ‘X’ protocol that brought disparate systems together in a smart home utopia. However the…
Recommended: My Top 15 YouTube Channels from the Past Year
This year felt like the one I joined my kids and watched more ‘TV’ on YouTube than any other platform. So here, in no particular…
Drayton Wiser Smart Heating Controls Review Part 3 – Expanding & Adding Alexa Voice Control
Drayton Wiser Install Expansion In Part 1 we set up the 3 channel controller and room thermostats to replace our conventional versions. That satisfied a number…
Offer: Tomons Wood Tripod Bedside Lamps Bring Scandi Style Home
We’re still enjoying our Tomons Swing Arm Desk Lamp so when a box turned up at the Automated Home with some new Tomons lights we got…