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…
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Faradite Unveils Engraving Service to Customise TAP-5 Smart Home Switches
Faradite’s new engraving service brings personalised smart switches to your home. The new engraving service is available on their TAP-5 range of contemporary control points compatible with…
Marmitek GigaView 911 UHD is Wireless 4K HDMI Extender
Marmitek’s latest AV gadget is the GigaView 911 UHD, a transmitter and receiver pair that promises to send your 4K UHD HDMI signals wirelessly from your…
Video: Inexpensive Remootio Interface Makes Gates & Garage Doors Smart
Remootio looks like an interesting home automation crowd funding launch on Indiegogo. The little black box makes your gates and garage doors ‘smart’ allowing you…
Faradite Unveil New Fully Black Motion Sensor for Home Cinema Ceilings
Have you ever had to spray a white PIR black to blend in with a ceiling? Well now Faradite have launched a new fully black motion…
Luxaflex PowerView Motorised Blinds Now Compatible with Apple HomeKit
Luxaflex have always been known as a high quality blind brand. Their recently released 2nd generation version of their smart home hub now adds support…
Video: Loxone Announce New Touch Nightlight and Touch & Grill Air, Smart BBQ Thermometer
Loxone have revealed the latest additions to their smart home range, the new Touch Nightlight and the Touch & Grill Air. Touch Nightlight This unit combines…
New Dyson Lightcycle Lamp Adjusts for Daylight, Age, Tasks & Lasts 60 Years
Are Dyson vying to become the Apple of the UK? Long known for fancy vacuum cleaners, their design studios have been branching out into other…
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…
Nuimo Click Uses Energy Harvesting Tech for Wireless Sonos & Philips Hue Wall Switches
Here’s a cool new switch from Berlin based smart home specialists, Senic. The Nuimo Click uses EnOcean’s energy harvesting technology to create, not only a wireless…
Check Out These 8 Videos from CES 2019
Earlier this month the 2019 CES show wrapped up for another year in Las Vegas. Here are 8 videos showing some of our favourite smart…
Homey Announce v2.0 Plus Homey Pro – Z-Wave, ZigBee, WiFi, BLE, IR, 433 & 868 MHz
The UK launch of Homey back in the Spring of 2017 was the most read post on Automated Home that year. The idea of a Smart…
Review: KitSound ‘District’ Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones
Kitsound have launched their new ‘District’ wireless bluetooth noise cancelling headphones and they sent us over a pair to try out. In the box you’ll…
Review: Sandisk Extreme Portable 1TB SSD
I’d have dearly loved to spec my new MacBook Pro with the 2TB SSD option. However it’s an eye-watering £720 extra to go from 1TB…
New POPP Z-Wave Smart Home Sensor Can Detect Mould
Here’s a new temperature and humidity sensor from Z-Wave specialists, POPP. It uses its measurements to determine the dew point and detect any potential risk of…
Video: New Loxone iPad Wall Mount Brings Contemporary Cool to Your Smart Home
This new wallmount turns your 9.7″ iPad into a convenient smart home control panel for your Loxone system. Machined from a block of aluminium it…
Useful Gadget of the Week: Samotech Light Switch Cover for Philips Hue Dimmer
Here’s an adapter that looks very useful. The Samotech devices will converter your UK double wall switches to hold either 1 or 2 of the…
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….
Intrinsic’s New Driver Brings IP Control to the Apple TV
Intrinsic Group has introduced a new Apple TV range of IP controlled driver modules, enabling full integration and convenient access to the feature-rich experience of…
Our Cheat Sheet on the New MacBook Air, Mac mini & iPads Pros
Apple’s keynote earlier today at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York, brought a raft of new and updated product announcements. Here’s our cheat…