Smart Home

How to Pick the Best Shelly Dimmer Controller for You Smart lighting is one of the easiest and best ways to make your home smarter. But with so many different dimmers available, how do you know which one is right...

The new Mini series by Shelly is up to 35% smaller than other similar Shelly devices. The Shelly Plus 1 Mini can be a great alternative to other Shelly devices, like the Shelly Plus 1, Shelly 1 or Shelly 1L.

Door and window contact sensors are hugely versatile and can be used in a number of home automation scenarios. These sensors often consume very little power and can run off of a single battery for many months.

Two popular options for motion detection in smart home systems are Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors and millimeter wave (mmWave) sensors. Each technology comes with its own set of advantages and drawbacks, making them suitable for different applications depending on the...

A Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors is specifically designed to detect changes in infrared radiation within their field of view. Passive infrared radiation can be emitted from certain objects or warm-blooded creatures such as humans and pets. How are PIR sensors...

MQTT, or Message Queuing Telemetry Transport, is a protocol that allows smart home devices to communicate with each other. It's a messaging protocol that uses a publish-subscribe model, which means that devices can publish messages to topics, and other devices...

Home Assistant is free software that helps you control various aspects of your home, such as your lights, thermostat, and security system, all in one place. It is essentially a smart home hub that can help you automate routine tasks...

Zigbee is a wireless communication protocol specifically designed for low-power and low-bandwidth applications. It is commonly used in smart home technology to connect devices and enable them to communicate with each other.   Zigbee is designed to consume significantly less...