Smart Home Week Reveals 43% Already Have the Tech
Smart Home Week is back. The initiative designed to help promote smart home tech is sponsored by brands from across the industry. With nearly half…
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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…
[Sponsor] 1Home Expands from Voice Control to IoT Connectivity and OEM Partnerships
The Market When you see a true smart home for the first time, you often experience a powerful, lasting ‘wow’ moment. There’s this exciting technology…
[Sponsor] Will AI Control Your House This Year?
2015: Stephen Hawking and Elon Mask actively warn of the dangers of artificial intelligence. 2016: Amazon sells nearly 10 million Echo devices that give access…
Barclays Study Provides Insights on Attitudes to UK Smart Home Tech
Back in 2015 Barclays Mortgages commissioned a study on the top technology that attracts homebuyers. Earlier this year they partnered with YouGov for a follow-up survey…
Stamp Story: How My Flickr Photo Was Used By Royal Mail for New 1st Class Stamp
I hope you’ll forgive my indulgence this one time while I tell a story that’s not smart home related. Contact This tale began with a message I…
Video: Husqvarna Builds its 1 Millionth Robot Lawnmower at its UK HQ
Last summer was a bit of a love story with our Husqvarna Automower (if you missed it then check out here). Now Husqvarna have just celebrated…
Listen to This: Clockwise Podcast Smart Home Rant
I was binge listening to some back episodes of the Clockwise podcast this week and came across this discussion on the smart home that struck a chord….
AutoHomeRewards: AUKEY Power Bank 20,000mAh USB Battery (Giveaway + Discount Code)
The guys at AUKEY contacted us with a great deal for Automated Home readers. They’ve given us 5 of their new 20,000mAh USB batteries to giveaway, plus…
[Sponsor] 7 Need-To-Knows When You Start Designing Your Smart Home
Designing your own home is always exciting and it’s even more so now with the rise of smart technologies. However, creating your smart home won’t…
Automated Home Ranked Number 1 in Top 100 Home Automation Blogs
We’re honoured to currently be ranked as Number 1 in Feedspots new Home Automation Blogs Best 100 List The Best Home Automation blogs from thousands…
New Social Media Landmark – Thank You!
Thank you to all our 30,000 Twitter followers – you handsome intelligent lot 🙂 Remember you can keep in touch with Automated Home on all…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2016
2016 has been an interesting year, even the complicated world of Smarthome tech has been easier to follow than the politics. Before we start, here’s a special…
CEDIA Unveils Education Programme for ISE 2017
CEDIA, joint venture partners of Integrated Systems Europe (6-10 February 2017, RAI Amsterdam), has announced an extensive education programme for ISE 2017, designed to boost…
What’s the Future for SmartThings in the UK?
Apart from buying direct from Samsung, the SmartThings system has been exclusively available from Currys in the UK. Stock availability has been frustratingly bad at times, especially during…
[Sponsor] Open Source Automation the Secret to Smarter Buildings
Modern buildings have made use of linear actuators during the automation process. The demand for smarter buildings is increasing steadily hence people are coming up…
[Sponsor] Smart Locks Will Play a Major Part in the Move to Connected Living
London, September 2016 – Technology touches so many areas of our domestic lives. Homes are becoming automated, and increasingly filled to the brim with intelligent…
You’re Hired: Smart Home Apprenticeship is Here Thanks to CEDIA
A group of 10 CEDIA members have formed a group to create a Smart Home Technician Apprenticeship standard. It’s hoped this will help to alleviate the…