Motion, Presence, and Occupancy Sensors Explained
Presence, Motion, Occupancy…is there a difference? Does it matter? Learn about the differences before jumping into motion-based automations.
Smart Home Pool Thermometer Options
Smart home connected pool thermometers are not as common as you’d think, but there are some possibilities. See the best options available for your smart home.
Philips Hue Motion Sensor Review: A Must For Hue Owners
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.
SwitchBot Hub 2 Review: Does Matter Help?
SwitchBot make a range of useful niche smart home products, but integration with platforms other than Alexa and Google has been pretty limited. The SwitchBot Hub 2 promises to help by supporting Matter, but does it work?
Meross MS100FH Sensor Review: Simple But Convenient
Wireless sensors are a staple of smart home monitoring, but changing batteries can become a chore. The Meross Smart Sensor aims to solve that by using microlight harvesting.
Qingping Air Monitor Lite Review: The Best HomeKit Air Quality Sensor?
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.
Hue Outdoor Motion Sensor: Review
Automating your lights based on presence is super convenient, and now you can do it outdoors as well with this Hue device.
WeatherFlow Smart Weather Station: Review
Home weather instruments have long been the province of weather buffs, with various levels of tracking and trending the usual weather data points simply out of interest. For smart home enthusiasts, the availability of external environmental data offers a great deal of practical use.
HomeKit Motion Sensors: Philips Hue vs Eve Motion
Motions sensors are essential for any smart home as they provide useful triggers for automations. Compare Eve and Hue options in this deep dive review.
HomeKit Contact Sensors: Elgato vs Fibaro
Which contact sensor is right for your HomeKit setup? There are only two choices right now, so we test them both and come up with some interesting results.
Elgato Eve sensors: Review
A look at the raft of exclusive HomeKit sensors coming out of German manufacturer Elgato. If you want to know what they can do, and how well, we have you covered.
Turn off lights with Elgato Eve Motion
Using a HomeKit motion sensor to turn lights on is trivial, but turning them off again has proven less clear for many. Here's how to do it using the Elgato Eve app to create a Motion Clear event and trigger a new scene.