The Best Home Automation Systems & Devices for 2019

The Best Home Automation Systems & Devices for 2019

Originally posted in March 2018, I have now updated the post for 2019 to reflect some of the new tech and suggestions. This includes some reader recommendations too In the past couple of years, the home automation industry has boomed, and the traditional Z-wave based systems have lost ground to the new wave of AI-based…

Amazon expand the Echo range with Echo Studio, Flex, Show 8 & Echo Buds
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Amazon expand the Echo range with Echo Studio, Flex, Show 8 & Echo Buds

Do you want more Alexa in your life? If so then Amazon have lots of new products to ensure Alexa can be with you for every waking moment, wherever you go. There are three highlights from the announcement. Related: Amazon finally introduce eero mesh Wi-Fi system to the UK Amazon Fire TV 4K HDR Review…

Anker Roav Viva – Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger Review – Voice control navigation and music control
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Anker Roav Viva – Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger Review – Voice control navigation and music control

If you can’t control it with your voice is it even worth buying? Love it or loathe it, Amazon Alexa is taking over the world. What started off as a fun voice-controlled speaker has expanded to included wall clocks, microwaves and more. So, it may come as no surprise that Anker under their sub-brand Roav…

Yale launches Sync Smart Home Alarm an Alexa enabled alarm that integrates with Philips Hue for visual warnings
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Yale launches Sync Smart Home Alarm an Alexa enabled alarm that integrates with Philips Hue for visual warnings

There are a lot of smart security cameras on the market, apart from Yale not many other companies are innovating security in the smart home. I have previously covered their Keyless Connected Smart Lock, and Yale also has a multi-point Conexis L1 lock and handle that can replace your main uPVC door lock. Along with these locks,…

Alexa in everything: AmazonBasics Microwave & Amazon wall clock both feature Amazon Alexa
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Alexa in everything: AmazonBasics Microwave & Amazon wall clock both feature Amazon Alexa

Amazon has launched a bevvy of new products, expanding their smart hardware set up considerably. It appears Amazon maybe throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks because 2 of the products are a little left field. While they are not the first company to get into the smart appliance game it appears to…

Make your Smart House System Smarter With a Mobile App.

Make your Smart House System Smarter With a Mobile App.

For smart homes to uphold their intelligence, it is necessary that its smart devices are responsive and perfectly interconnected. Without this, it ceases to be a smart home and becomes a pain. In the contemporary household where convenience is the number one thought, we find that it is possible to interconnect most devices and gadgets….

Huawei Announce AI Cube Smart Speaker and 4G Router with Alexa
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Huawei Announce AI Cube Smart Speaker and 4G Router with Alexa

It may come as no surprise that Huawei has developed their own smart speaker, named the AI Cube, however they have at least added some unique features not found on any other device in this niche. The new AI Cube has a 4G LTE Cat 6 300Mbps router built into it meaning that it can…

Ultimate Ears Megablast Review – Bluetooth, Waterproof, Portable Alexa Speaker!
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Ultimate Ears Megablast Review – Bluetooth, Waterproof, Portable Alexa Speaker!

Ultimate Ears are sub-brand of Logitech after being bought out by them in 2008. Initially, they started out as a custom IEM, and they entered the portable speaker market in 2013 with the UE Boom. The terribly named Ultimate Ears Megablast is their latest offering and is an IP67 rated portable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speaker with…

Google Home Review
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Google Home Review

Google Home has finally landed in the UK after being available in America for the last few months. Does this smart speaker live up to the hype, and more importantly can it compete with Alexa? As most of you will be aware, Google Home is a small speaker with built-in microphones that can detect audio…