Sonoff RF Bridge Converts 433MHz Devices to WiFi For Smartphone Control
Here's an inexpensive little device that will be of interest for anyone using 433MHz in their smart home set up. Sonoff…
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LinkDesk Room Locator: Next Gen Bluetooth Motion Detector
Today, LinkDesk have released their new 'Room Locator' in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Room Locator is a small battery…
Review: Devolo dLAN 1200+ Creates Fast WiFi Hotspot & Ethernet Where You Need It
It's almost a decade and a half since we first installed WiFi in the Automated Home (check this out for…
Loxone Reveal Wireless Miniserver GO Home Automation Controller
Austrian home automation specialist Loxone have this morning launched their latest controller, the Miniserver GO. [googlead]Aimed squarely at the retro-fit market,…
Raspberry Pi Addon Pi-mote Controls Smart Home Sockets with Python
Energenie have launched a Raspberry Pi add-on that attaches via the GPIO connector and offers a low cost home control solution.…
Thread: A New Wireless Networking Protocol for the Home
'Thread' is a new IP-based wireless networking protocol for the smart home. Nest and Samsung are Thread Group founding members along with…
New RFXCOM RFXtrx433E Adds Somfy RTS Motor Control
We use the excellent RFXtrx433 with our Mac based Indigo home automation setup. Now there's a new version of the wireless…
Video: Loxone Launch Wireless Retro-Fit Home Automation Add-ons
The Loxone Home automation system has been around since 2008 and this week they have launched a brand new wireless addition…
Apple iBeacons Explained – Smart Home Occupancy Sensing Solved?
Reliable occupancy sensing has long been the bane of the home automator. A PIR detects if someone moves, but once…
ZigBee Home Automation Standard Version 1.2 Ratified
The ZigBee Alliance have just ratified v1.2 of ZigBee, full PR follows... The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of organizations…
Video: Unboxing the Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi Access Point
Last month's post on the Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi Access Point's we were considering for the Automated Home created a lot of interest. So…
Quality Home Wi-Fi Networks with Ubiquiti UniFi
Many of us simply rely on the router from our ISP to provide our home wireless Internet access. However for others…
Motorised Radiator Valve Harvests Thermal Energy for Battery Free Operation
[googlead]German manufactures Micropelt are producing an intelligent thermostatic radiator valve (iTRV) that uses a thermogenerator chip to convert thermal energy (heat)…
Control4 Announces New Wireless Lighting Control Family
[googlead]Control4 have announced a new family of of wireless lighting control products. The company says they reduce programming complexity and are ideal for both…
Zipato Zipabox is Expandable Wireless Home Automation Controller
Zipato is an all in one home automation solution from Croatia. Out of the box it supports Z-Wave, however it's not…
Tethercell Brings Smartphone Control to Battery Powered Devices
Los Angeles startup Tetherboard created lots of interest at CES last month with their new remote control device. Tethercell adopts…