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February 8, 2016

New Sky Q 4K Ready DVR Brings Wireless Multiroom Plus Tablet Take Away

[UPDATE – Read our full real-world review of Sky Q] No smart home is complete without a DVR but the way we watch TV has changed…

February 5, 2016

Video: SmartThings + Hue + the Logic for Kids Bedroom Night Lights

A quick new video from the CNET Smart Home on lighting for kids bedrooms. The aim is to help children make it to the bathroom during…

February 1, 2016

Aeon Labs Tease with Aeotec Z-Wave Plus Doorbell

So this one’s a bit of a tease. If you’re on the look out for a Z-Wave doorbell then how does this sound… Load the Aeotec doorbell…

January 28, 2016

Video: Xandem’s Mesh of Nodes Provides Occupancy Tracking in Your Smart Home

Ah… smart home occupancy detection, that old chestnut. Xandem Home is a new system that promises complete coverage of movement and occupancy detection around your house….

January 24, 2016

20th Anniversary Celebrations: Zipato Smart Home Prizes Worth €660

To help celebrate our 20th Anniversary we have a mountain of great prizes to give away thanks to some very generous support from our favourite smart home companies….

January 22, 2016

Video: Roost Wi-Fi Battery Upgrades Your Existing Smoke & CO Alarms

If you’re looking for a feature-rich smart home smoke (and Carbon Monoxide) alarm then checkout the Nest Protect. But here’s a clever device that promises to bring…

January 18, 2016

Review: SmartTiles Puts Whole House SmartThings Dashboard on Your Tablet

Part of the big attraction of Samsung’s SmartThings system is its ability to work with an extensive range of hardware. But the more kit linked to your system,…

January 17, 2016

20th Anniversary Celebrations: Win a Vera Edge from Vesternet Worth £100

To help celebrate our 20th Anniversary we have a mountain of great prizes to give away thanks to some very generous support from our favourite smart home companies….

January 15, 2016

Useful Gadget of the Week: Dimmable Megaman 6 Watt GU10 LED Bulbs

You could spend days trawling on-line forums reading opinions on LED light bulbs. There’s such a vast range of quality, price and colours to look at,…

January 12, 2016

VeraPlus Advanced Smart Home Controller

The long-awaited VeraPlus home automation controller is now available to pre-order with deliveries promised within the next 5 weeks. The multi-protocol unit talks Z-Wave (Plus), ZigBee, Bluetooth LE and 802.11…

January 11, 2016

Review: SmartRules App Promises Easier Logic Programming for SmartThings

If you consider the SmartThings app (and all the other SmartApps within) confusing then this may be just what you’ve been looking for. SmartRules is…

January 10, 2016

20th Anniversary Celebrations: Win a LightwaveRF Heating Control Kit Worth £160

To help celebrate our 20th Anniversary we have a mountain of great prizes to give away thanks to some very generous support from our favourite smart home companies….

January 8, 2016

Simple Hub is New Android Powered Hardware for Smart Home Control

Simple Control (formerly Roomie Remote) have just added the new Simple Hub to their product line-up. This ‘Simple Sync + Hub’ combination of the new Android powered…

January 6, 2016

Low Power Long Range 802.11ah “Wi-Fi HaLow” For IoT & Smart Home

This week the Wi-Fi Alliance announced products based on the new IEEE 802.11ah standard are to be know as “Wi-Fi HaLow”. HaLow takes Wi-Fi into the 900…

January 4, 2016

Say Hello, Z-Wave Goodbye

Part of the attraction of a Z-Wave smart home setup is the great range of hardware modules on offer. There are currently 375 different manufacturers producing over…

January 3, 2016

20th Anniversary Celebrations: Win a Lifetime Plex Pass Worth £120

To help celebrate our 20th Anniversary we have a mountain of great prizes to give away thanks to some very generous support from our favourite smart home companies….