Welcome to our Smart Home and Automation category page—the hub for all things smart and convenient that can revolutionise your daily living. Here, you’ll find comprehensive guides, reviews, and the latest news on devices and ecosystems that promise to make your home safer, more efficient, and undeniably more enjoyable.
Smart Home and Automation refers to the network of intelligent devices and systems that connect to the internet and to each other, offering remote control, monitoring, and data collection. From voice-activated lighting to intelligent cooking appliances, this category spans a wide array of products designed to bring ease and automation into your home life.
Whether you’re a tech-savvy early adopter or a homeowner seeking practical solutions for everyday tasks, smart home tech offers a wide range of applications that can genuinely improve your living standards.
Whether you’re just starting your smart home journey or looking to expand your existing setup, our Smart Home and Automation category is rich with expert advice, detailed reviews, and the latest updates to help you make informed decisions. Dive in and discover how smart your home can truly be!
Over the past year, I have reviewed quite a few excellent Philips Hue products, and I am currently in the middle of reviewing the new Philips Hue Surimu rectangle panel light and the wall switch module. I have always used the Philips Hue Bridge as I started using Hue before they rolled out the Bluetooth functionality…
The Sonoff NSPanel Pro is an innovative smart home control panel that integrates all your smart home devices and scenes for control. It acts as a Zigbee hub with support for Sonoff Zigbee devices giving you control of smart lights, switches, heaters, coolers, curtains, and much more, all from the panel itself. The inclusion of…
As someone that loathes housework, I think robot vacuums are one of the best smart home gadgets going. I started off with the Eufy RoboVac 11, which used to bounce around our kitchen aimlessly and did a good job of keeping the floor free of debris. Moving to a robot vacuum with LiDAR, which allowed…
This Amazon Prime Day home security provider Arlo is offering amazing discounts that will empower homeowners to take their property’s security into their own hands. Arlo’s suite of home security cameras, doorbells and floodlights connect directly to your smartphone and help to monitor your home’s security whilst you’re out. From re-directing a parcel on your…
Aqara have launched its latest door and window contact sensor, the P2. This new Door and Window Sensor P2 incorporates all the advanced automation and security features that the original Aqara Door and Window Sensor has been known for, but you now get the improved smart home interoperability that the Matter standard provides. I have…
TP-Link is the latest company to enter the smart video doorbell market with the new Tapo D230S1. It sounds like an impressive camera that can compete with the best options on the market. For me, the standout features are: Tapo D230S1 Smart Battery Video Doorbell Full Features Battery It is good to see that TP-Link…
With so many PC gamers obsessed with RGB lighting for their gaming PCs and various peripherals, we have seen a growing number of smart light brands focus on products that are designed to allow people to be creative with their ambient lighting. Smart light strips have been a mainstay for years. Companies like Nanoleaf quickly…
Acer is expanding into the home tech market with the launch of two new Acerpure air purifiers, which are now available in the UK. These are both HEPA filter air purifiers that claim to filter out PM1.0 particles in addition to 99.97% of 0.3μm suspended particles and bacteria. Both air purifiers are app-controlled and have…
This is a quick review of the new SwitchBot Meter Plus, which is an upgraded version of the smaller SwitchBot Meter. If you are familiar with the other SwitchBot sensors, there is nothing particularly new here. I am very fond of these little sensors, I think they are superb value for money, and I like…
The SwitchBot Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer was announced at the start of June and joins the growing number of sensors that SwitchBot have to offer. This one is particularly appealing as it is IP65 rated and can be used outdoors. Priced at less than £15, it is an absolute bargain. Discount Codes Specification / Features Set Up…
Emporia is best known for the Vue Energy Monitor, which is regarded as the best 2/3 phase smart home energy monitor on the market. They also manufacture a range of other energy-related products, including EV chargers and smart plugs, and they have recently launched a UK variant of the smart plug. This is an attractively…
Yesterday, Philips Hue announced some new products for the Hue ecosystem including a new E14 Luster bulb which is the smallest bulb the brand does and a couple of light panels. The more interesting part of the news was the announcement of new features within the app. Motion Sensors now have ten time slots For…
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