iWalk Affordable USB-C PD 45W Battery to Power 15″ or 13″ MacBook Pro
The USB-C MacBook and MacBook Pros can be charged from a variety of third party chargers, including external batteries. Not just any old USB battery…
Case Study: Stunning Dorset Property Gets The Loxone Smart Home Treatment
When we saw this stunning Loxone powered home (installed by Amica) we just had to share it. Located in Ferndown, East Dorset, the property was…
Klevio Launches Smart Intercom That Opens Doors with Your Phone
Klevio is a smart intercom that opens your doors using your phone – without replacing your existing locks, capable of opening multiple doors, and with…
Plug in the i-box Ellipsis Smart Speaker for Neat Cable Free Alexa Smart Home Control
i-box have announced the new Ellipsis smart speaker. Designed to bring all the benefits of an Amazon Alexa enabled product, it also removes the issue…
Faradite Launches Volt-Free PIR Motion Sensor That’s as Small as a GU10 Spotlight
British smart home accessories manufacturer Faradite has announced a new volt-free variant to its range of low profile motion sensors that are designed for the…
Review: How My New 2018 15″ MacBook Pro Stacks Up Against My Mid-2012 Model it’s Replacing
It’s six years ago this month that I got my 15″ Retina MacBook Pro. Although it’s also mostly brand new it’s starting to feel a…
Replacing Your Sonos CR100 Controllers with iPort xPRESS Keypads
Automated Home veteran Paul Gordon is mourning the decision by Sonos to end support for his much loved CR100 controllers. Sonos have heard the reaction…
Setting Up a Plex Freeview Network DVR with Silicondust HDHomeRun
Plex has had Live TV and DVR capabilities for some time now, but a recent update has added the familiar Grid View to its program guide….
Setting Up Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) at the Automated Home
Living in the countryside is great, except for one thing, the dreaded curse that is rural broadband. Actually to be fair we weren’t tooooo bad…
Open Energy Monitor Home Automation Hub with MQTT, nodeRED, OpenHAB & LightwaveRF
At the Fully Charged Live event at Silverstone earlier this month we stopped by the Open Energy Monitor stand for a chat with Glyn Hudson…
Car Tech: We Drive the Brand New Mercedes A-Class with High Tech MBUX
Mercedes invited me to the Cotswolds to drive their latest A-Class and try out its new high-tech MBUX system. This is an important launch for…
[Sponsor] Vesternet Monday’s Smart Home Discounts
Throughout the summer Vesternet will be running a series of Spectacular One-day Only flash sale events. Pull yourself away from the summer sun for a…
The Z-Wave Security Hack Explained
Here’s a quick video from the TWiT team’s This Week in Google show. Stacey Higginbotham examines why the security flaw in Z-Wave is back in…
Our WWDC 2018 Keynote Cheat Sheet – Home on the Mac
This years WWDC keynote has just finished. It was filled with excitement such as the voice memo app coming to the iPad (8 years on)…
Stunning London Smart Home by Pro Install AV
Here’s a £400K bespoke smart home installation recently completed in London by Pro Install AV. Check out the details below of this stunning home and all…
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…
OVAL 2.0 – The All-In-One Smart Home Protection Device
A new smart home product from OVAL has been launched on Kickstarter with delivery expected this Autumn. OVAL sensors are an all-in-one devices and can…
Hacked: Smart Home Secrets – BBC Panorama
Earlier this week the BBC aired the latest episode of its investigative journalism show, this time looking at the Smart Home… Smart devices and the…
Franken-Cam: DJI Osmo Mobile 2 with Zoom H1n, Rode External Mic, iPhone X & GoPro
I’ve been interested in a hand-held gimbal for a while now and so my ears pricked up when DJI announced the new Osmo Mobile 2…
ComfortClick introduces Bobcat 10” Android Wall Panel with Customisable Frame
Bobcat is a new 10” Android wall-mount touchscreen and its ability to install any Android app makes it open to use with any smart home system as…