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…
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The talking is done, the demos are over and as usual everything is “incredible”. Here are all the meaty bits from the keynote for your…
New Eve Extend is HomeKit Bluetooth Range Extender
An Apple HomeKit smart home relies on Bluetooth, and while that means low power and great battery life for wireless sensors, it can present range…
Staying in the Loxone Smart Show Home – Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at our stay in the Loxone Show Home in Austria, but there were several other sites we visited over the…
Lightwave Reveals New Smart Mini Relay
LightwaveRF have introduced the new L82 Mini Relay which promises to bring even more flexibility, control and additional smart features to the their range. The…
Staying in the Loxone Smart Show Home – Part 1
As building continues on the Automated Home 2.0 we’ll soon need to firm up our plans for the electrical first fix, due to get underway…
Case Study: 8 Luxury Smart Apartments in Henley
Jack Morgan of Smart Works, installers of home automation and AV systems explains how the Faradite range of products played a major role developing a…
Automated Home 2.0 – #10 Here’s Our New House Design
Last time we looked at our building site and work getting underway. Today we’re revealing our design for the new house. Contemporary We started working…
Bargain: WiFi Power Strip – 3 Smart Sockets with Voice Control for Price of 1
Here’s an interesting and inexpensive device for your smart home. The Yagala WiFi Power Strip has 3 mains sockets that can each be controlled individually….
Survey: Newcastle University Study on Smart Home Disappointments
Last week we were contacted by Davit Marikyan, a research associate and Doctoral Student at Newcastle University (UK). If you’ve ever been disappointed with one…
Video: Hubitat is SmartThings Alternative with Local Processing & Privacy
I’ve been enjoying Matt Ferrell’s ‘Undecided’ YouTube channel for a while now and it was a pleasant surprise to see his latest video was on…
ComfortClick Launches Colibri – the First Z-Wave Hub for Professional Projects
ComfortClick has launched what it’s billing as the first Z-Wave hub intended for both commercial and residential projects. Colibri enables system integrators and DIYers to…