Join Our New Automated Home Facebook Group
Our old UKHA_D Yahoo Group has been around since 1998. But this weekend we’ve moved our Smart Home discussions over to our brand new group…
Crestron Introduces Wireless Horizon EX Dimmers and Keypads [Updated]
Crestron are now shipping their wireless Horizon EX keypads and dimmers. This new line of wall-box controllers features matching dimmers and keypads, enabling residential system…
D-Link Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug Can Schedule Your Appliances
D-Link recently introduced the mydlink Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W118) to its Smart Home range. Setup Like most smart tech these days, setup is via…
Loxone Reveal New 2nd Generation Miniserver
Ever since 2011 Loxone have build their smart home system around their diminutive but capable Miniserver. But today that hardware has been retired and replaced…
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…
Review: Airthings Wave Mini Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor
We’ve been using the all-singing all-dancing Wave Plus for around six months now. But Airthings also have another smart indoor air quality monitor, the entry-level…
Review: Is The Zendure SuperTank The Ultimate Portable USB-C PD Battery?
After headphones I guess my 2nd biggest technology addiction has to be batteries. Tech life depends on electrons and I have an unnatural fear of…
Staying in the Loxone Smart Show Home – Part 3
In Part 1 we covered our stay in the Loxone Show Home and in Part 2 we visited the Loxone HQ. In this final part…
Case Study: Finite Solutions – Crestron Smart Home
It’s always great to look around a professionally installed UK smart home so here’s a Crestron setup in a beautiful house in Leicester, designed and…
Tesla Model 3 UK – The First 3,500 Mile Mega Review
After more than three years of waiting I picked up my Model 3 from Tesla’s Edinburgh service centre at the end of June and drove…
TV Lights with New Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box
The Philips Hue range is one of the most popular DIY smart home lighting systems on the planet. Now they have introduced the new Hue…
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…
Our Apple iPhone 2019 Keynote Cheat Sheet [Updated]
The talking is done, the demos are over and as usual everything is “incredible”. Here are all the meaty bits from the keynote for your…
New Eve Extend is HomeKit Bluetooth Range Extender
An Apple HomeKit smart home relies on Bluetooth, and while that means low power and great battery life for wireless sensors, it can present range…
Staying in the Loxone Smart Show Home – Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at our stay in the Loxone Show Home in Austria, but there were several other sites we visited over the…
Lightwave Reveals New Smart Mini Relay
LightwaveRF have introduced the new L82 Mini Relay which promises to bring even more flexibility, control and additional smart features to the their range. The…
Staying in the Loxone Smart Show Home – Part 1
As building continues on the Automated Home 2.0 we’ll soon need to firm up our plans for the electrical first fix, due to get underway…
Case Study: 8 Luxury Smart Apartments in Henley
Jack Morgan of Smart Works, installers of home automation and AV systems explains how the Faradite range of products played a major role developing a…
Bargain: WiFi Power Strip – 3 Smart Sockets with Voice Control for Price of 1
Here’s an interesting and inexpensive device for your smart home. The Yagala WiFi Power Strip has 3 mains sockets that can each be controlled individually….
Survey: Newcastle University Study on Smart Home Disappointments
Last week we were contacted by Davit Marikyan, a research associate and Doctoral Student at Newcastle University (UK). If you’ve ever been disappointed with one…