Watch This: Art of Smart Control4 UK Smart Home Tours
Yorkshire based smart home specialists, The Art of Smart, take us on a couple of walk-throughs of their Control4 home automation installs, including this system…
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Useful Gadget of the Week: Plug In PIR Motion Sensor Hallway LED Night Light
In our current temporary accommodation I was looking for something to light up a hall way based on motion. Now, as home automation enthusiasts we…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2019
2019 was one to remember. It was the year that work got underway on the Automated Home 2.0 – thank you for following along with…
HassKit is New Home Assistant Control App
Home Assistant continues to gain fans around the world with its powerful ability to integrate multiple home automation systems. While it’s still very much a…
Listen: Vergecast Podcast Discuss Project Connected Home IP
In this last episode of the Vergecast podcast for 2019, the panel discusses last weeks announcements from Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee and Z-Wave. …Nilay Patel,…
Video: The Best Wireless Battery Powered Security Cameras – 2019
One of my YouTube subscriptions, ‘The Hook Up’ recently did a great overview of the best wireless, battery powered security cameras available. If you’ve been…
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…