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…
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Loxone’s Take On Our Smart Home Future
Wandering around our local Curry’s the other day, a big box electrical retailer in the UK, I was interested to see an entire aisle now given…
[Sponsor] Yale Keyfree & Keyless Connected Smart Locks – Full Review
At Vesternet we’ve never been a fan of automated locks – they’ve either been absolute monstrosities that even the most ardent of DIY’ers would struggle…
Hozelock’s New Cloud Controller Waters Your Garden from App
As the darkness of winter approaches here’s a story that’ll make you look forward to Spring even more than usual. Hozelock, Britain’s leading watering experts, are…
Logitech Reveal New Harmony Elite Smart Remote with Home Automation
As part of refreshed line-up, Logitech have announced their new top-end universal remote, the Harmony Elite. Logitech say the Elite delivers the same feature set as the…
Will The Cloud be the Integrator in the Sky to Save Home Automation?
A few weeks ago Amazon added support for the WeMo and Philips Hue lights to their Echo home speaker. Suddenly people who had the Amazon device plus the lighting products in…
Dropcam IP CCTV Catches Dad of the Year on Video
Here’s a quick video ‘catching’ dad of the year. It’s one of several clips released from the Nest acquired range of Dropcam IP CCTV cameras. Check out…
Gear: The Essential Travel Tech We Never Leave Home Without
We’re just back from a trip to New York and it’s a great chance to document and share all the kit that we bring with us when…
Take Part In Our “evohome Inventor Webchat” for Chance to Win a Honeywell evohome System
Automated Home and Honeywell have teamed up for a live webchat with the inventors of the Honeywell evohome Smart Thermostat in our Chat Room from 8:00pm to…
Apple Watch: Wrist Worn Wonder or Fashionista Fad?
After todays event we know more about the Apple Watch (check out our cheat sheet below for all the new stuff from the presentation just finished)….
Oomi Launch Learning Home Automation System
In the works since 2013, Oomi is now ready to reveal itself to the world as it launches at CES and on Indiegogo a few hours ago….
Watch This: Smart Home Tech & IoT Videos from Last Weeks CES
Here’s a collecting of 14 videos we’ve pulled together featuring some of the home tech highlights from last weeks CES 2015. It was a show that will definitely…
Exclusive: We Talk to Roomie Remote – First Look at New Hardware
With the release of Roomie Remote v3.0 and rumours of some special new hardware we took the opportunity to talk to founder Will Price about the…
The UK’s Smartest Home? Part 1
The home of Chris and Clare Hunter has a traditional stone exterior that belies the all-encompassing smart home system that resides within. A house that makes intelligent autonomous decisions rather…
Thread: A New Wireless Networking Protocol for the Home
‘Thread’ is a new IP-based wireless networking protocol for the smart home. Nest and Samsung are Thread Group founding members along with Yale Security, Silicon Labs, Freescale…
Useful Gadget of the Week: Belkin Energy Saving Socket with Timer
Yes, the home automator in you is going to look at this and protest. Yes you could do this with a Z-Wave socket or whatever and…
My Automated Home: Heat Genius Smart Home Heating Controls
This months ‘My Automated Home’ feature follows Johannes Jensson’s compressive review of his Heat Genius installation… Nobody has escaped the rapid rise of gas and electricity prices…
Honeywell Reveal New ‘Lyric’ Smart Home Thermostat, Coming to the UK
Earlier this week Honeywell revealed its new smart home Wi-Fi thermostat in the USA. The ‘Lyric’ controls heating and cooling from its LED-illuminated ring. The built-in…
Review: Home Automation Insider on the TKBHome TZ88 Z-Wave Smart Energy Plug Power Meter
Breaking News So there I was, putting together an order for half a dozen or so of the Fibaro Z-Wave Wall Plug, resigned to the…
‘Shortcut’ App Brings Smartphone Voice Control to your Smart Home
‘Shortcut’ is a new smart home app just launched this month that allows you to control a variety of home automation systems with your voice. The…