Finally a UK HomeKit Socket – Elgato Eve Energy
[UPDATE – Check out our Review of the Elgato Eve Energy] Elgato have released the first UK plug-in smart home socket to supports Apple HomeKit. The Eve Energy…
September 2016
Useful Gadget of the Week: ZUS Smart USB Car Charger & Car Finder
The guys from Zus sent us one of these interesting little gadgets and we’ve been testing it for a while now. The dual function Zus started life…
Found Video: My SmartThings Home Automation Set Up
Here’ an interesting video showing a Samsung SmartThings setup in a US home. Peter Anania talks us through his journey from X10 to Z-Wave showing how…
[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…
Going Solar Part 1 – Installing a 4kW PV Array at the Automated Home
Having watched the price of photovoltaic solar panels steadily fall over the last few years and seeing a drop in incentives looming on the horizon,…
O2 Home – Smart Home Technology for the Clueless?
Last week UK mobile operator O2 launched their home automation service. O2 recon they’ve found a market based on findings like this… New research announced today reveals that…
Our Cheat Sheet From Apple’s iPhone, Watch, HomeKit Announcements Today
Apple have just finished their most important keynote address of the year “See you on the 7th”. This annual Autumn announcement brings details of their latest…
Devolo Home Control Review Part 3 – Safety & Security
Welcome to the third instalment of our review of the Devolo Home Control range. So far we have the starter pack up running with some additional…
Qubino Z-Wave Plus Weather Station
Qubino’s smart home Weather Station has 4 sensors which can measure 10 different data points. The Wind Gauge is powered by a solar panel and measures wind direction,…