DIY Smart Home Hack Uses IFTTT API to Trigger MQTT Home Assistant Action
While the mail box is more of a US concept than a UK one, there’s some satisfying DIY smart home hackery going on here that…
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Powerful 75W USB-C PD Laptop (MacBook Pro) Charger for Home & Travel
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Review: Sandisk Extreme Portable 1TB SSD
I’d have dearly loved to spec my new MacBook Pro with the 2TB SSD option. However it’s an eye-watering £720 extra to go from 1TB…
New POPP Z-Wave Smart Home Sensor Can Detect Mould
Here’s a new temperature and humidity sensor from Z-Wave specialists, POPP. It uses its measurements to determine the dew point and detect any potential risk of…
Automated Home 2.0 – #03 What Tech Is Good Enough to Take to the New Build?
When we announced we’d sold the Automated Home quite a few of you asked what items we were taking with us. It’s a great question,…
Video: New Loxone iPad Wall Mount Brings Contemporary Cool to Your Smart Home
This new wallmount turns your 9.7″ iPad into a convenient smart home control panel for your Loxone system. Machined from a block of aluminium it…
Useful Gadget of the Week: Samotech Light Switch Cover for Philips Hue Dimmer
Here’s an adapter that looks very useful. The Samotech devices will converter your UK double wall switches to hold either 1 or 2 of the…
Automated Home 2.0 – #02 The Checklists We Used to Move House
Although there’s no tech here (next time we’ll be checking out what tech is good enough to take to the new build) hopefully these are practical…
Exclusive Interview: ‘Home On’ Host Richard Gunther on The DIY Smart Home
This time we talk to Richard Gunther (@richardgunther), host of the HOME: ON Podcast, a show about DIY home control and automation. Hi Richard. Can…
Smart Home Black Friday Deals
It’s that time of the year again! Click here for the very latest Black Friday Smart Home Deals from Amazon! And here’s a great deal…
Automated Home 2.0 – #01 The Pre-Move Sort, Sell, Salvage, Purge & Pack
So we’ve moved out. Back when the Automated Home went up for sale we got straight into cleared all the detritus we had accumulated over the…
Review: New Google Home Hub – Perfect Smart Display For Your Bedroom?
The MadeByGoogle event last month launched the Pixel 3 as expected. But there was a surprise or two as well, not least the new Home Hub….
Intrinsic’s New Driver Brings IP Control to the Apple TV
Intrinsic Group has introduced a new Apple TV range of IP controlled driver modules, enabling full integration and convenient access to the feature-rich experience of…