5 months into Home Automation
It’s been 5 months into Home Automation so far, and here’s an update of how it is so far. Overall more pros than cons, but there are some major pros, and major cons. In this post, I’ll cover Pros and
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Category: HomeKit Accessories
Porch lights automation
This round I tackle porch lights automation. The outside of the house is pretty well lit. However, I would like to have the lights a little brighter as a person approaches front door. The lights in the porch uses a
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Philips Hue Motion sensor bathroom automation trick
Automating the bathroom with HomeKit is done. And after setting it up I realize that there was a little issue with the way I set it up. So after putting some thought into it I came up with this simple
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D-Link Omna 180 camera, old is sometimes gold
In my recent trip to Singapore I visited the Apple Store on Orchard Road (Shout out to Kai from Singapore’s Apple Store!), and bought the D-Link Omna 180 camera, and old is sometimes gold. Yes, I know it launched more
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Honestly… HomeKit is not for everyone
Using HomeKit feels like I’m using something that is so deep in it’s own environment, and is not a priority of Apple to develop it further. Honestly, HomeKit is not for everyone. So in my humble opinion I believe the
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The HomeKit Fibaro Motion Sensor is HERE! But…
I’m back from work overseas for 2 weeks, and waiting at home is the Fibaro Motion Sensor for HomeKit. It’s finally here, however here’s what I found out that is a very disappointing. Setting up the device is easy, you
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Another mistake, ordered Fibaro Motion Sensor Z Wave version instead of HomeKit
I just took delivery of my Fibaro Motion Sensor today, and was so eager to set it up and write about it. But a word of advice to you, read carefully before you buy or order it, because (but that’s
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Let there be smart switch!
It’s here! I just got the Philips Hue Dimmer Switch to solve the need for a physical smart switch for the Philips Hue bulbs in my bedroom lamps. As mentioned in my previous post, my family hated the idea of
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More creative night light ideas powered by Homekit
This article is a continuation of my post on making the Elgato Eve Energy power plug more interesting to use with night lights. In the past, to make his night light really fun and cool, I’ve put Lego in the
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Koi Fish Nanoleaf abstract tech wall art
It’s finally done. I’ll stop at 24 panels for the Koi Fish Nanoleaf Aurora lights where the maximum per setup is 30. But definitely I’m really happy with it. From my previous article, I said that I was not done
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