Automated Home

• Barclays Study Provides Insights on Attitudes to UK Smart Home Tech
  Back in 2015 Barclays Mortgages commissioned a study on the top technology that attracts homebuyers. Earlier this year they partnered with YouGov for a follow-up survey...
• Going Solar Part 5 – Our PV Systems Actual Generation Figures After First Full Year
  Our Solar Array was installed on the 12th September 2016 so last week saw it reach its first anniversary. In Part 2 of our Going Solar...
• iPhone X, iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple TV 4K – Your Cheat Sheet
  Here are the highlights from todays iPhone announcement, the first to be held in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park… iPhone iPhone X (ten)...
• Review: Foobot is Your Smart Home Air Quality Monitor
  There’s a lot of talk in the media these days about air quality. But who really has a clue how polluted the air is in...
• AutoHome Rewards: 5 Pairs of Mpow Bluetooth Headphones to Give Away
  We’ve tried the new Mpow Bluetooth Headphones and they’re hands down some of the best value wireless cans we’ve tried. The Mpow over ear headphones...
• Podcast: Smart Home Monitoring on Steroids with Smappee
  Here’s an interesting podcast I stumbled across. Host Nico Johnson interviews Stefan Grosjean about the new Smappee Plus device which uses Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM)...
• Bargains: Muson 1080P Action Camera – £37 with Our Discount Code
  The guys from Muson sent me one of their £50 1080p action cameras along with a discount code to bring it down to an incredible £37.49...
• Video: Microsoft Tease GLAS Smart Thermostat from Johnson Controls
  Microsoft just revealed GLAS, a new smart home thermostat in a partnership with manufacturer Johnson Controls. In addition to the Nest-like intelligent (and potentially energy saving)...
• Stamp Story: How My Flickr Photo Was Used By Royal Mail for New 1st Class Stamp
  I hope you’ll forgive my indulgence this one time while I tell a story that’s not smart home related. Contact This tale began with a message I...
• Zigbee Alliance Introduces First Multi-Band IoT Mesh Network Technology
  The Zigbee Alliance have announced the availability of Zigbee PRO 2017, the latest offering in the Alliance’s flagship mesh networking technology designed to connect and facilitate interoperability between smart...