Barclays Study Provides Insights on Attitudes to UK Smart Home Tech
Back in 2015 Barclays Mortgages commissioned a study on the top technology that attracts homebuyers. Earlier this year they partnered with YouGov for a follow-up survey…
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Review: Foobot is Your Smart Home Air Quality Monitor
There’s a lot of talk in the media these days about air quality. But who really has a clue how polluted the air is in…
Video: Microsoft Tease GLAS Smart Thermostat from Johnson Controls
Microsoft just revealed GLAS, a new smart home thermostat in a partnership with manufacturer Johnson Controls. In addition to the Nest-like intelligent (and potentially energy saving)…
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…
Yeti Integrates Control of Your Smart Home in a Single App
Yeti aims to control your entire smart home from a single app on iOS or Android. We asked the team to tell us what it can do… How…
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: Brilliant Control is Cool New Smart Home Touchscreen Wall Mount Controller
Brilliant Control is cool new touchscreen wall mounted controller that’s compatible with Sonos, Nest, SmartThings, Ring and other smart home devices. Amazon Alexa is built…
Video: Stringify is IFTTT Alternative Smart Home Controller in the Cloud
Most people have heard of IFTTT by now, but perhaps not Stringify. Stringify provides a multi-step logic controller in the Cloud and works with more than 500 products…
7 Smart Home Videos from CES 2017
Here are a few interesting smart home tech videos from last weeks CES. It’s hard to find one that doesn’t feature Amazon Alexa and of course…
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…
Husqvarna Automower Review Part 8 – A Tesla for Your Garden
After several months with the Automower it’s time to look back and take stock. But first here are a couple of things we’ve not covered yet. Running…
Video: EVE Connect Links Your Smart Home With Your Smart Car
As more people prepare to get their hands on a Tesla via the Model 3, here’s a software platform that links your your smart car…
Husqvarna Automower Review Part 1 – The Robots are Coming
Earlier this year Husqvarna launched a campaign looking for 100 bloggers to test out their Automower robotic lawnmower range. Now who doesn’t want their own little R2D2 running…
Smanos Launch New Smart Home Security Hub, Doorbell and WiFi Camera
We visited the smanos stand at last months Gadget Show Live. The Netherlands based company have been producing security systems for a while now and have recently added…
Weekend Project: Setting up Home Assistant on your PC or Mac
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3 Earlier this week version 0.18 was released and with it even more support…
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…
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,…
Top 10 Smart Home Videos from CES 2016
The 2016 CES show was billed as the one about the smart home. With 56,000 sq ft of floor space given over to home automation, double that of…
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…
Video: Zipato Reveal ZipaTILE Wall Mount Smart Home Controller
Zipato have revealed their new wall mount home automation controller ahead of CES 2016. Looking like the Kylo Ren of the smart home world, the Android powered…