Philips expands their range of luminaries again with the Play light bar, but this product is intended for more than just lighting your book shelf.
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The Rachio 3 is a brilliant smart irrigation controller, and the first multi-zone controller to sport HomeKit support. I take a look a real world usage and how HomeKit fits in.
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HomeKit compatible lighting continues to grow, but these two products offer portability and the ability to add a unique ambience or any situation in or out of the home.
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We have some new players in the smart AC control space offering a very similar product to the Sensibo Sky. One of these is the Cielo Breez range, and specifically the Breez Eco, which is a good match for the Sky. Let’s take a look at how these two stack up.
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The Eve Aqua is a smart tap controller in a similar vein to other Bluetooth products such as the Orbit B-Hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer or the Holman Industries BTX1. The key difference with the Aqua is, of course, that it exclusively supports HomeKit.
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App Developer Sunya Limited addresses the question of Bluetooth troubleshooting by providing a handy Bluetooth scanner app called HomeScan. HomeScan is designed to quickly and easily identify your bluetooth devices, and provide a portable and data driven means of determining signal issues.
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Consumer interest is ramping up in smart home devices in general, and we’re starting to see more options for control of non-ducted air conditioners and heat pumps. We take a look at the three models in the Cielo Breez range of smart AC controllers.
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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.
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Motions sensors are the first port of call for many smart home initiates, and they provide some core functionality for triggering activity based on presence, often in conjunction with smart lighting. Two strong candidates are compared in this deep dive article.
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Canary’s Flex indoor/outdoor security camera may not be new, but still offers some capabilities that are lacking from the competition. It’s worth taking a look at how things stack up before deciding on a home smart camera solution.
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Since the Nest Thermostat made it’s smart home debut, there has been a wealth of good smart thermostat options hitting the market for pretty much any platform of your choosing. These devices are great for those with central heating or thermostat controlled ducted air conditioning. But those with stand alone split system air conditioners have been left out in the cold (or heat as the case may be).
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While not strictly necessary in an age of voice control and mobile apps, the ability to have a nice, always on dashboard somewhere in the house can be an appealing addition to any smart home. Such a dashboard needs to provide an at-a-glance view of the status of key devices, sensor data, and provide the ability to control aspects of the home conveniently.
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The FingBox, a handy little network security gadget and troubleshooting toolkit for the home. If you've ever wondered how to keep an eye on your network, this new crowdsourced appliance may be of interest.
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With the arrival of iOS11 a number of new features were added to HomeKit. How do these stack up against the promises of WWDC, and what do they look like in practice?
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Fing is billed as a 'super-fast network scanner', and that's pretty much what it does, at least originally. Fing itself offers network scanning of the local subnet, device port scanning, and connectivity testing to local or remote addresses.
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If your looking for a quick review of the Amazon Echo Show, and why the new screen is good AND bad, look no futrther than Wired's video review. All your questions answered in just over 4 minutes...maybe.
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