Google Gemini is Smarter Than You Think
Smart homes are becoming more advanced every day, and Google is leading the charge with its AI-powered assistant, Google Gemini.…
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Next-Level Smart Home Gadgets from CES 2025
The Smartest Home Tech from CES 2025 Every year, CES brings jaw-dropping innovations, and 2025 is no different. From AI-powered…
Apple Is About to Dominate Smart Homes
Apple’s Smart Home Push Could Change Everything Apple has long dabbled in smart home technology with HomeKit and the HomePod,…
Homey, Home Assistant and AI in your Smart Home
I had the pleasure of catching up with smart home expert David Webster a few days ago and we talked…
Smart Devices that Need 2.4Ghz Wifi
A couple of months ago, I did something pretty silly. I split up my home wifi into separate 5Ghz and…
Why Can’t I Re-Trigger Flows in Homey?
I've been a bit frustrated with some Homey flows (automation) recently because I'm not able to re-trigger them before the…
Smart Home Wifi Chaos Recovery
I managed to get almost everything back online and functioning again after the chaos that ensued after my last update.…
Change Wifi name, break everything?!
I recently realized that I needed to split out my home wifi network into two networks, a 2.4GHz network and…
My vibration sensor automation didn’t work out
I recently bought an Aqara vibration sensor with the plan of affixing it to our dining room table for the…
I got my first Homey flows going
I'm excited to report that I managed to get my first few flows live in Homey. I connected the Aqara…
Why my Meross door sensor doesn’t work with Homey
Learn more about Automated Home here. Sorry for not sharing updates for a while. It turns out people aren't exaggerating…
Sonos CEO Issues an Apology
Nearly 3 months after launching their botched app update, Patrick Spence has finally issued an apology for what happened and…
LG acquires a controlling stake in Athom
News is breaking that Korean LG (stock XKRX) has acquired 80% of Dutch Athom B.V. According to the Korea Times,…
Samsung 8K TV with Sonos Arc and Sub (DIY Home AV Setup)
I recently bought a Samsung 8K TV, a Sonos Arc soundbar and a Sonos Sub Gen 3. It wasn't cheap,…
From Dumb Home to Smart Home (Day 1)
This is just a short post to show that I really am starting off my smart home journey from the…
Responding to FullBore and the NEW Podcast
The forums are still broken, and everyone is frustrated (especially me). FullBore requested an update about the current situation with…