Review: TP-Link’s Deco P9 Whole Home Hybrid Mesh Wi-Fi System
The latest Deco P9 Whole Home Hybrid Mesh Wi-Fi System was launched at IFA this year and TP-Link asked us if we’d like to try…
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Building an OpenTherm Weather Compensator for Honeywell evohome
Useful Gadget of the Week: Plug In PIR Motion Sensor Hallway LED Night Light
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2019
HassKit is New Home Assistant Control App
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Video: The Best Wireless Battery Powered Security Cameras – 2019
Z-Wave Alliance & Silicon Labs to Open Z-Wave Specification
Just 24 hours after Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance unveiled their plans to develop a new Open Source smart home standard, the Z-Wave…
Amazon, Apple, Google & Zigbee to Develop New Open Source Smart Connected Home Over IP Standard
Earlier today, in a surprise move, a group of top tech companies announced “Project Connected Home over IP”. Amazon, Apple, Google, and brands from the…
Join Our New Automated Home Facebook Group
Our old UKHA_D Yahoo Group has been around since 1998. But this weekend we’ve moved our Smart Home discussions over to our brand new group…
Crestron Introduces Wireless Horizon EX Dimmers and Keypads [Updated]
Crestron are now shipping their wireless Horizon EX keypads and dimmers. This new line of wall-box controllers features matching dimmers and keypads, enabling residential system…
D-Link Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug Can Schedule Your Appliances
D-Link recently introduced the mydlink Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W118) to its Smart Home range. Setup Like most smart tech these days, setup is via…
Automated Home 2.0 – #14 Ubiquiti Networking Part 1 – Why I’ve Chosen UniFi for Our New Home Network
Name the most important services going into your home. Water? Sure. Electricity? Of course. But there’s a fair bet “WiFi” would be number 3 on…
Loxone Reveal New 2nd Generation Miniserver
Ever since 2011 Loxone have build their smart home system around their diminutive but capable Miniserver. But today that hardware has been retired and replaced…
Black Friday Deals in Smart Home Tech
Black Friday bargains start early, and they come and go, so here are a few of the best ones as we find them. NEWEST DEALS…
Review: Airthings Wave Mini Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor
We’ve been using the all-singing all-dancing Wave Plus for around six months now. But Airthings also have another smart indoor air quality monitor, the entry-level…
Automated Home 2.0 – #13 Here’s What We’re Planning for Our Loxone Smart Home
Over the last few months we’ve been working away on the Loxone plans for the new house. Loxone is a BMS (Building Management System) built…
Review: Is The Zendure SuperTank The Ultimate Portable USB-C PD Battery?
After headphones I guess my 2nd biggest technology addiction has to be batteries. Tech life depends on electrons and I have an unnatural fear of…