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HomeKit Automation Guide - Taking Automations Beyond the Home App
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Indoor and Outdoor Smart lighting, and the switching solutions that make any lighting setup actually practical.
So you want smart switches, but don’t have a neutral wire? This guide offers a variety of no neutral switches and other options to solve this.
Aqara’s US smart switch offers a versatile no-neutral model with broad smart home integration support.
LED lighting offers more than just power efficiency, such as the ability to create animated effects within the bulb. See how you can add convincing flame lamps to enhance your evening ambience.
Smart outdoor lighting options offer convenience and security outside. Here are the best options in each category.
Flood lights can really spruce up your home and yard at night, but adding WiFi brings a bunch of new possibilities. Here are the best products to use right now.
The Philips Hue motion Sensor is a little more pricey than some, but if you have a Hue Bridge it offers a much better addition to any smart home.
Extending a Philips Hue Lightstrip is easy, but more advanced designs are possible if you want to do more than just make it longer.
Looking for a smart feature lighting solution? For the ultimate design flexibility, a unique lighting approach, and great software support, check these out.
Smart devices that monitor your home, including cameras, entry sensors, smoke alarms and flood sensors.
Arlo and Ring are both big names in wireless security cameras, but how do you choose? Here we compare devices as well as the software platforms that run them.
Getting optimal performance out of your eufyCams in Homekit can be challenge. This guide walks through all the settings, and how to use them.
Linking your smart locks and your security system makes sense, there’s some obvious synergies to be had. For users of the Ring Alarm system we’ve gone through all the options and picked the best smart locks to choose.
Finding a video doorbell that supports HomeKit is still a challenge, we take a look at the handful that are available, and what other options you have.
Security cameras and video doorbells can really help with security at the front of your home, but what if you have an apartment or rental? You can’t drill holes or run wires in these cases, and that’s where peephole cameras come in handy.
Arlo security cameras have long been a solid choice for wireless outdoor monitoring. We take a look at the new low cost Essentials range to see if they hold up as well.
What are the security considerations you should think about when working from home? Here are some tech security ideas you should mull over.
Wireless cameras tend to rely on their WiFi connections to work. Some offer backup or alternative options, but does Ring?
Devices that make your home smarter and your life easier, and the platforms that enable those devices to work together seamlessly.
Smart thermostats are a good addition to the smart home, and if you use Alexa you have a lot of options. We’ve pulled out the best options to choose from.
If you’re a HomeKit user, and a Sensibo Sky owner, you really need this hack to bring the two together.
HomeKit automation rules can actually be triggered from any accessory value you have, not just what the Home app allows. See how to use sensor triggers in the Home app and popular third-party options.
Apple’s Home app may not seem to offer much complexity compared to more enthusiast focused platforms, but there is a lot more going on under the hood.
If you have ever doubted the printing industry's appetite for change, let’s round off all the advancements we have seen over the last decade as well as what we anticipate is just around the corner for this age-old industry.
This HomeKit-compatible air quality sensor brings PM2.5 and PM10 sensors to HomeKit at a great price point. We take a look at how it performs.
Siri has a number of options when it comes to language, voice, accent, and how it refers to us by name. Here’s how to access and change those settings, and why.
Devices and protocols that enable the smart home, from Bluetooth to Z-Wave.
Whether you’re working from home or running a lot of IoT gadgets VLANs provide a way to exercise more control over your home network’s security.
When it comes to Wi-Fi there is a lot of jargon thrown about. 2.5GHz or 5Ghz? Why not both? Learn what a dual band router is, how it works, and why it’s important for your home network.
You don’t always need WiFi in your router. Whether you want control, security, or performance, here are the top options for small wired routers.
Getting Z-Wave into HomeKit used to be nigh on impossible. But now we have multiple options. We take a look at each of the solutions available to help you choose.
Learn the concept of LoRa, how it works, the various ways it can be applied to Smart Home Automation and more, in our guide!
When looking for a product, it’s common to look at overall brand quality as a way of filtering down your choices. It’s not always clear cut though. Here we look at router makers Linksys and Netgear and compare some of their newest offerings.
Adding Z-Wave to your smart home can provide greater flexibility and reliability, but which controller is right for you?
Ubiquitous WiFi access in our homes means less and less reliance on wired connectivity. It's imperative that we keep uninvited guests off our network while we're beaming it into the air. What is really needed to be secure, without being burdensome?