Amazon, Apple, Google & Zigbee to Develop New Open Source Smart Connected Home Over IP Standard
Earlier today, in a surprise move, a group of top tech companies announced “Project Connected Home over IP”. Amazon, Apple, Google, and brands from the…
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Black Friday Deals in Smart Home Tech
Black Friday bargains start early, and they come and go, so here are a few of the best ones as we find them. NEWEST DEALS…
The D-Link Smart Home WiFi Water Leak Sensor
Here’s an interesting smart home leak detector from D-Link. The DCH-S161 water sensor uses Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz 802.11n/g) so it can operate stand-alone without any…
tado° Launches HomeKit-Compatible Smart AC Control V3+
German smart home heating firm, tado° have unveiled the latest V3+ edition of their Smart AC Control. With HomeKit-compatible hardware and a new app, the Smart…
Den Automation Launches UK Smart Home Range with Cool Self Moving Switches
Earlier this month Den, the London based smart-home technology startup, launched their next generation light switches, sockets, remote controller and hub. [UPDATE – Den has…
Exclusive Interview: ‘Home On’ Host Richard Gunther on The DIY Smart Home
This time we talk to Richard Gunther (@richardgunther), host of the HOME: ON Podcast, a show about DIY home control and automation. Hi Richard. Can…
Review: New Google Home Hub – Perfect Smart Display For Your Bedroom?
The MadeByGoogle event last month launched the Pixel 3 as expected. But there was a surprise or two as well, not least the new Home Hub….
tado Reveal New V3+ Smart Home Thermostats
German smart home heating specialists tado° launched its new V3+ product generation of thermostats at IFA Berlin last week. Air Comfort The new Air Comfort…
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…
A Decade On Are We Any Closer to the Integrated Smart Home?
10 years ago this week I wrote this post on an imagined ‘X’ protocol that brought disparate systems together in a smart home utopia. However the…
[Sponsor] 1Home Expands from Voice Control to IoT Connectivity and OEM Partnerships
The Market When you see a true smart home for the first time, you often experience a powerful, lasting ‘wow’ moment. There’s this exciting technology…
Our Top Choices for Black Friday Smart Home Tech Deals
We’ve sorted the Black Friday wheat from the chaff as well as adding some of our favourite items from this year, plus a few Amazon Choice…
Mini Review: Google Home in the UK
We have an Echo and Echo Dot in the Automated Home so when Currys asked us if we wanted to try the new UK Google Home we were keen…
UK Launch for Homey Smart Home Hub With Z-Wave, ZigBee, WiFi, BLE, IR, 433 & 868 MHz
Last week saw the introduction of a brand new smart home hub to the UK market Dutch start up Athom successfully launched Homey on Kickstarter…
Video: Home Automation in 2017 Means “Talking IP in the Cloud”
CNET held an interesting Smart Home discussion during last weeks CES. The panel was made up of industry insiders from SmartThings, Amazon Echo, Google Home and August…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2016
2016 has been an interesting year, even the complicated world of Smarthome tech has been easier to follow than the politics. Before we start, here’s a special…
Video: Google Home Review
Google Home is a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. You can use it to control smart home systems like Nest and Philips Hue with your…
Video: Google Home Smart Hub Plus Google WiFi Router
Google Home has the Amazon Echo in its sights. It’s a $129 voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant and you ask it questions that…
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…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2015
The end of another year as we close in on an important Automated Home milestone, but more on that soon. Z-Wave really took off in…