iPhone X, iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K – Your Cheat Sheet
Here are the highlights from todays iPhone announcement, the first to be held in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park… iPhone iPhone X (ten)…
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On This Day 10 Years Ago…
I still remember Saturday the 30th June 2007 clearly. On this day 10 years ago I landed in Florida on a family holiday. It was the…
My Brand New 5 Year Old MacBook
Back in July 2012 I got my hands on one of the very first new 15″ Retina MacBook Pros. When I reviewed it back then…
Apple HomePod Smart Speaker Announcement Plus Keynote Cheat Sheet
After an action packed 2 and a half hours of announcements here are all the highlights from todays WWDC Keynote… iOS iOS 11 Messages now sync’d…
Video: Check Out This New Apple Home Ad for a Slice of Domestic Utopia
Apple’s ad men are at it again, this time with a brand new video that offers a glimpse of that perfect life in a HomeKit powered loft that Pinterest would…
D-Link launches Omna 180 Cam – First Apple HomeKit Enabled IP CCTV Camera
The Omna 180 Cam HD is a new Apple HomeKit enabled camera from D-Link. The Omna 180 Cam HD provides an easy way for users…
The Best Mac Home Automation Platform Gets Even Better with Indigo v7 Release
The guys at Indigo Domotics have been working hard for more than a year on their latest release and earlier this week they launched v7. Indigo 7 has…
Review: Elgato Eve Energy Brings UK Apple HomeKit Socket
At last there’s a UK HomeKit socket module available. But is it any good? We plug in an Elgato Eve Energy at the Automated Home to…
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…
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…
New HomeKit App ‘Devices’ is Free for Limited Time
Earlier this week we showed you how to add HomeKit control to your SmartThings setup. Now here’s a timely app launch that gives you another option…
SmartThings + Raspberry Pi & Homebridge = Siri HomeKit Controlled Smart Home
Here’s everything you need to get Siri controlling your Samsung SmartThings, Philips Hue lighting and Sonos using a Raspberry Pi running Homebridge. Automated Home reader (and media producer) Paul Gale takes…
Homebridge Links Legacy Home Automation Devices to Apple HomeKit
[UPDATE – Read our HomeBridge tutorial for a guide on how to set it up with SmartThings and Siri] As companies decide wether or not to…
5 HomeKit Compatible Devices to Start Your Home Automation System
[UPDATE – Check out The Best Value Way to Start Your HomeKit Smart Home Setup] If you’re thinking of dipping your toe into the world…
Our Cheatsheet of All the News from Apple WWDC Keynote
Apple’s 2015 WWDC keynote has just finished. HomeKit ‘has been taking off’ and Apple are adding support for window shades (blinds) plus ‘all types of…
Broadcom WICED Platform Offers Full Apple HomeKit Support
Broadcom have announced that its ‘Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices’ (WICED) software development kit now offers full HomeKit support. Broadcom claim to be the first…
Apple Watch Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly After a Wearable Weekend
The wait is over and the Apple Watch is here, at least for those that pre-ordered. So should you put an Apple on your arm?…
Mac Home Automation: Indigo Touch iOS App v2.0
Indigo Domotics have just released the long awaited v2.0 of Indigo Touch. The iOS app that is the control companion to their popular Mac home automation…
Bye Bye Mac. The Value of an ‘Expensive’ Computer?
I’ve had Macs for a decade now. Bought my first one (a G4 mini) after watching the this Jobsnote launching it in January 2005. I bought my second…
Marvell’s New IoT SDK for Apple HomeKit
Marvell has announced a new SDK for Apple’s Home Automation framework, HomeKit. Marvell’s SDK for HomeKit is available on its EZ-Connect™ IoT Platform, including Marvell’s 88MC200…