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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.
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I have been impressed with the Aqara products I have reviewed recently. The Zigbee based system is perfect for anyone looking for an affordable way to set up a smart home. While Zigbee is a fantastic smart home protocol, there is a new kid on the block called Matter, which is backed by the Zigbee…
Smart homes have become all the rage. Whether you’re just wading into the waters or you’re looking to level up and integrate even more features into your home the whole idea behind a smart home is that it is more energy-efficient, it’s customizable and it provides you with useful features. For those who are ready…
TP-Link continues to expand the product range within its affordable Tapo sub-brand. Recently, this includes the addition of two LED light strips, the Tapo L900-5, which I am reviewing today and the slightly more expensive RGBIC multicolour Tapo L920-5. Tapo L900-5 vs Tapo L920-5: RGB vs RGBIC Light Strips There are two different light strips…
The Netatmo Presence was the first smart floodlight camera to enter the market, and this was followed up by the Ring floodlight and EZVIZ LC1. For a time, there were many other options on the market, which I felt was a missed opportunity as I find floodlight cameras one of the best home surveillance products…
I have been a big fan of the Eufy security cameras and doorbells ever since I reviewed the eufyCam E back in early 2019. Then the Eufy Doorbell and eufyCam 2C have been two of my main recommendations in recent years for a doorbell and battery camera. I always attributed the excellent battery life of…
I recently reviewed the Twinkly Flex, and Line smart LED lights. I came away impressed; while the overall system wasn’t quite as refined as Philips Hue, it excelled at creativity with the option to map your lights and group them together and create custom lighting patterns. While there may be plenty of competing smart LED…
Electronic manufacturers are consistently working towards making their products stand out from the competition. The increasing dependence on technology is fuelling this sea change and pushing manufacturers to offer a variety of innovative features. Ingress protection is one of the best examples of how electronic manufacturers have refined their offerings to cater to the consumer’s…
I have reviewed most if not all the new Reolink cameras this year, and the new WiFi RLC-523WA is one of the more interesting (though the 8MP POE RLC-823A is more my cup of tea). This crams in all the tech we have seen from Reolink in the past year, including object detection and spotlights…
Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2021 Discounts Many of the brands I have discussed below have some excellent Black Friday or Cyber Monday discounts. These include: All the Yale Linus range have 25% off taking them down to the lowest price ever on Amazon according to Keepa. This includes: Yale Linus is reduced from around…
Reolink Black Friday Deals – Reolink Go PT, Argus 2 and POE cameras get big discounts I have been a fan of Reolink in the past couple of years. I have reviewed most of the new products they have launched and I can’t think of any that I have disliked. Generally, they all offer excellent…
Black Friday 2021 Deals Both Eufy and Blink have some excellent Black Friday deals, making it the perfect time to buy either system. The eufyCam 2C is reduced from £230 down to £140 which appears to be the lowest price ever on Amazon. There is the eufyCam 2C Pro which increases the camera resolution to…
Black Friday 2021 Deals It is that time of year again. Most companies are offering some big discounts and this could likely swing your opinion for one of the below systems I have compared. Yale Black Friday All the Yale Sync systems on Amazon currently have a discount. The Yale IA-320 Sync Smart Home Alarm…