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This blog started in September 1996. 27 years on, the time has come to make a change. Almost 3 decades…
Back in the summer we added the Comhar Standing Desk to the Automated Home. Now FlexiSpot have sent over their…
Sitting is the new smoking apparently so we were intrigued when FlexiSpot offered to send us their EW8M Comhar Standing…
This new video from the Connectivity Standards Alliance gives a good overview of the new Smart Home Standard, Matter...
After nearly two and a half years of ownership, I sold my Model 3 last Autumn, taking advantage of the…
With our student getting ready to return home it was time to setup the den upstairs. The timing couldn't have…
I've referred back to this post about a Smart Home Utopia many times since I wrote it 14 years ago.…
The Automated Home Blog started life in 1996, so 2021 saw it reach its 25th Anniversary. The top 20 most…
In Part 1, friend of Automated Home, MarkB, started to convert his smart home over to using Shelly modules and in…
Here's the numbers on the new MacBook Pros just announced... MacBook Pro New M1 Pro SoC5nm 10 CPU Cores16 GPU…
In Part 1, friend of Automated Home, MarkB, started to convert his smart home over to using Shelly modules. Now…
Tim has gone for a lie down after todays iPhone 13 presentation. So here’s our usual cheat sheet, with most…
Athom, Dutch creators of the Homey smart home system have reinvented the controller as an app and Cloud service. The…
Friend of Automated Home, MarkB, covers his latest DIY smart home project as he converts his house to use Shelly…
I wrote my Model 3 Mega Review back in 2019, a few months into ownership, and then followed up on…
This years virtual keynote was a polished but long winded 105 minute affair that lacked any wow moment. Here's some…