Soma Smart Shades Bluetooth Blind Control Review
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Soma Smart Shades Bluetooth Blind Control Review

Philips Hue has been one of my favourite purchases in recent months, I love being able to control my lights remotely and have them on schedules. So the idea of being able to do the same with my blinds is very appealing and the Soma Smart Shades do that, for a relatively affordable price and…

Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I IP CCTV Review
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Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I IP CCTV Review

Following our review of the excellent Ezviz Husky, I decided to try and find some alternatives at a similar price point. Hikvision cameras were my immediate choice as they are the company that makes Ezviz and what’s more their cameras are fully compatible with the Ezviz software and cloud platform. As I do not currently…

Ezviz Husky Bullet EZ-C3S-WIFI Outdoor Wifi IPCCTV Camera Review
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Ezviz Husky Bullet EZ-C3S-WIFI Outdoor Wifi IPCCTV Camera Review

Continuing our reviews of IP CCTV cameras, we have recently been sent the Ezviz EZ-C3S-WIFI which is an outdoor WiFI CCTV camera. This is more of a traditional style setup rather than some of the completely wireless options that have been reviewed recently. Ezviz is a relatively unknown brand to us but the cameras are…

Furbo Dog Camera Review – Treat Tossing, HD Wifi Cam, with 2-Way Audio
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Furbo Dog Camera Review – Treat Tossing, HD Wifi Cam, with 2-Way Audio

A treat dispensing pet cam may seem like a very niche product but it isn’t even the first I have reviewed, back in April last year I reviewed the Petzi treat cam. Today I am reviewing the Furbo Dog Camera, and looking at Amazon these 2 are the only products currently available offering this niche…

Blink Home Security Review – Indoor Wireless CCTV
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Blink Home Security Review – Indoor Wireless CCTV

Recently we have covered the excellent Netgear Arlo and the not quite as good but cheaper Kidde Lync. Today we have the review of Blink Home Security. This works in a similar manner to Arlo, there is a sync module and then, however, many wireless cameras you want to add to the system. Blink currently…

Genius Home Review : Smart Home Heating (Heat Genius Revision 3 2017)
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Genius Home Review : Smart Home Heating (Heat Genius Revision 3 2017)

At the start of this year, I reviewed the Heat Genius smart central heating system, and I loved it. At the time, it offered the best control for heating your entire house than any other product on the market due to the integration of smart radiator valves. It did have its quirks, though. The app…

Devolo Home Control Review – Home Automation
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Devolo Home Control Review – Home Automation

A lot of the home automation gadgets I have reviewed are relatively closed systems offering specific functionality, and they are great. But one area I have always wanted to review is a Z-Wave home control system. Z-Wave is a wireless networking system for home automation devices; several big companies use this standard in the smart…

Netgear Arlo Q Review – Indoor Wireless IP CCTV

Netgear Arlo Q Review – Indoor Wireless IP CCTV

Netgear Arlo Q Review – Indoor Wireless IP CCTV Netgear released their range of completely wireless weatherproof IP CCTV cameras called the Arlo a couple of years ago. They have been widely praised by critics and users alike, they are easy to set up while providing good results. Netgear is hoping to replicate this success…

Senic Nuimo Smart Home Controller Review (Philips Hue, Sonos, etc)

Senic Nuimo Smart Home Controller Review (Philips Hue, Sonos, etc)

Nuimo by Senic is one of the more exciting products I have been able to review this year. It is a smart controller that integrates with Philips Hue, Sonos and several other systems. It isn’t actually a controller in the normal sense of home automation, but more like a smart home interface. For example, you…

Senic Nuimo – Smart Home Controller Now Available in the UK

Senic Nuimo – Smart Home Controller Now Available in the UK

We have just received our review sample of a new smart home controller called the Nuimo developed by Senic. I hope to have the review up in the next 2 weeks, but if you are eager to buy one you can do so now from Amazon Launchpad here. The following PR release has more info on the product,…

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