Smappee Energy Monitor Now Works With Nest
Smappee have announced that the latest version of their app enables the “Works with Nest” ecosystem, allowing homeowners to monitor and control heating and other…
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Video: Sonoff WiFi Smart Switch for Alexa, MQTT & Nest Control for Under £10
Here’s another great video from BRUH Automation on an interesting little in-line module that’s available for under £10 (or a little over £10 from sources closer to…
Video: New Nest Cam IQ is Intelligent IP CCTV for Your Smarthome
There’s new ‘intelligent’ indoor IP CCTV camera from Nest. Although the 8-megapixel HDR wide angle (130°) camera is rated as 4K, it zooms in (12x digital) to…
Energenie MiHome Adds ‘Works with Alexa’ Amazon Echo Support to Nest & IFTTT
We sat down with Energenie’s Business Development Manager, Adam Smith a few weeks ago for a good chat on where the UK smart home company is…
UK Gets 3rd Gen Nest Thermostat with Hot Water Control
The 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat is now available to order in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Republic of Ireland. In addition to its new…
Exclusive Interview: ‘Works with Nest’ at the Centre of The Smart Home
It’s been less than 18 months since the ‘Works with Nest’ program was launched and Nest say they’ve already signed up more than 10,000 developers. Their devices…
Video: Meet Nest Cam and the New Nest Protect
Nest’s latest announcements were far from earth shattering but here’s a couple of quick videos to introduce you to the latest versions of their smart…
GreenIQ Smart Irrigation Hub is “Nest for the Garden”
Israeli IoT startup GreenIQ produces what they describe as a “Nest for the Garden”. The smart hub for the outdoors controls irrigation based on current and predicted…
Video: Nest Developer Program Integrates IFTTT, Jawbone, LIFX, Mercedes & More
Last week Nest acquired Dropcam and this week their march to become a smart home platform to be reconed with continues. The Nest Developer Program has…
Video: Nest Learning Thermostat Now Available in the UK
Nest have finally announced a UK version of their learning thermostat. Now available from Amazon for the DIY installers, the system comes with a 12volt wired or…
Nest Protect – 6 New Videos Show Commitment to UK Market
Nest are getting serious about coming to the UK and they’ve added a selection of British video guides for their new ‘Protect’ to their YouTube…
Video: “Nest Protect” The Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm Reinvented
Founded by former Apple senior VP, Tony Fadell, Nest Labs already has a big hit on its hands with their learning thermostat. Today the company announced…
Nest is Testing Its Learning Thermostat in the UK
Our Nest Learning Thermostat Review was number 2 in our top 20 most read Automated Home posts last year. We’ve just heard on the grapevine that Nest is now…
Nest Learning Thermostat Review
Automated Home reader Peter White reviews the new Nest thermostat that’s got everyone drooling. So how does this Learning marvel compare to a ‘real’ home…
Nest Labs Introduces World’s First Learning Thermostat
A beautiful new Wi-Fi learning thermostat has been launched by Californian start-up ‘Nest’. You ‘train’ your thermostat by setting the temperature you require at each…
Apple Announce MacBook Air – World’s Thinnest Notebook
Here’s the official Apple press release on the MacBook Air – “MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 15, 2008—Apple® today unveiled MacBook® Air, the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook…
Belkin TuneStage – Whole House Audio with the iPod
Due to arrive in the UK next month (October 05), the Belkin Tunestage is another interesting device designed to liberate the iPods tunes in your…
Change Wifi name, break everything?!
I recently realized that I needed to split out my home wifi network into two networks, a 2.4GHz network and a 5GHz network. The reason…
Samsung 8K TV with Sonos Arc and Sub (DIY Home AV Setup)
I recently bought a Samsung 8K TV, a Sonos Arc soundbar and a Sonos Sub Gen 3. It wasn’t cheap, but after slumming it on…
From Dumb Home to Smart Home (Day 1)
This is just a short post to show that I really am starting off my smart home journey from the beginning. No smart hub, no…