Smart Home January 27, 2026 How I use smart alarms with Home Assistant? Zigbee smoke, carbon monoxide, and gas alarms should always be treated as standalone safety devices first. They need to be loud, local,… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Choosing the Right Home Automation Server (for Home Assistant) We stock a large range of Home Assistant servers that come pre-installed with Home Assistant OS. Each machine is hand-picked to provide… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Are Smart Home Products Effective at Saving Energy Over Winter? Winter is when energy bills hit hardest — and it’s also when smart home technology proves its real value. While no single… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Which Shelly Dimmer Do I Need? Smart lighting is one of the easiest and best ways to make your home smarter. But with so many different dimmers available,… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What hardware do I need to run Home Assistant? Home Assistant will run on any hardware that meets the following minimum requirements: The easiest way to get up and running with… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What is Homey? Homey is an easy-to-use smart home system that helps you control various aspects of your home and bring them into a single… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Basics of automations and scenes in home assistant Throughout this post, we explain how to write automations and scenes within Home Assistant to control sensors, lights, and other entities in… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Unlocking your home assistant dashboard In this post we look at how to take control of your dashboard in Home Assistant, as well as create and manage… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 Automation ideas for Door and Window Contact Sensors Door and window contact sensors are hugely versatile and can be used in a number of home automation scenarios. These sensors often… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 PIR vs. mmWave Sensors for Home Automation Two popular options for motion detection in smart home systems are Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors and millimeter wave (mmWave) sensors. Each technology… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 How does a PIR sensor work? A Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors is specifically designed to detect changes in infrared radiation within their field of view. Passive infrared radiation… Read guide
Smart Home January 20, 2026 What is Home Assistant? Home Assistant is free software that helps you control various aspects of your home, such as your lights, thermostat, and security system,… Read guide
