We have been using Home Assistant and SmartThings alongside of each other for over a year to compare how they stack up against each other. The results are predictable. Samsung’s SmartThings is still the best off the shelf smart home hub. It has great UI, easy to start. At the same time, users are frustrated …
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Are you excited about 2022 as much as I do? And this is not the only end of COVID talking here. A smart home industry once again promises to improve the lives of millions (although it failed to do that for decades) Staying positive, there are a couple of interesting trends and topics that I …
Its going to be a glorious year for the smart home industry in 2012. Wait what? Exactly, it is 2022 already but the smart home industry is actually might be shrinking this year A good question is why. It all becomes simple when we look at the reasons. They are mostly the same: it is …
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The recent Home Assistant conference made me think again about the best server options for Home Assistant When choosing what to run Home Assistant on, there are usually four main choices: () , which gives you the modular approach, it is cheap and simple to install HA Blue is better than Rpi4 as it is …
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There is no lack of smart doorbells products including current best cloud doorbell (). Recent issues with information security made many people look for alternative solutions for the best doorbells without internet In this article, we looked at all the available options on local cloudless doorbells. After testing and using a dozen of models, we …
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Zigbee became cool this year with major brands like Google, Apple etc coming together with Zigbee Alliance to create a unified standard. This means (for me at least) that zigbee as the primary standard for smart home communications. See more on comparison of Zigbee to Zwave and other standards. Home Assistant never had a shortage …
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Network switches provide wired connectivity to your network devices and having a reliable and well-working model is key for your smart home 8 port devices are the best option for medium-sized home or a small office to cover basic network needs This article reviews 3 best 8 port ethernet switches to give you our view …
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A fast and reliable home network is becoming ever more important with an increasing number of connected devices This article reviews basic questions on what the home network is, its key components and advice on how to improve. Also, please read our guide on the best access points for home and best nvr Home Network …
Using cameras in Home Assistant has improved significantly over the last couple of months with adding of stream component In addition to displaying camera feed, sending snapshots, using as motion detector and running automation routines you can also record video and use for object and face recognition This articles looks at basics how to integrate …
Multisensor is one of the most expensive sensors you can buy for your smart home, but when used well it will save you money A single multi-sensor unit now does the work of several conventional sensor units at a fraction of the cost one would have incurred installing all those individual many cameras. We researched …
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