Today, LinkDesk have released their new ‘Room Locator’ in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Room Locator is a small battery powered wireless Bluetooth device for Apple iphone and iPad that triggers smart home devices when a room is entered or left. Unlike previous indoor location systems such as Apple iBeacon or Google Eddystone, LinkDesk goes one …
just found this… “Sonos is the first and only digital music system that lets you play all your digital music, all over your house – and control it all from the palm of your hand. best of all, you don’t need a PC in every room, a music server or a wireless network. just a …
aside from purchasing direct from Samsung, the SmartThings system has been solely offered from Currys in the UK. Stock availability has been frustratingly poor at times, particularly during special offer periods and in spite of promises from ST personnel on their forums, nothing much has changed. Today that special offer ends as SmartThings becomes availabe from Amazon UK. However, many …
Fridge, lights, TV, computers? YES. Kettle, toaster, hairdryer, washing machine, dishwasher NO. These were the parameters for a minimalist off grid PV system for a friend’s pod. low power but low price. Tempted by an ad for some second hand panels from Canada we were soon knocking on the door of Bimble Solar near Brighton. …
surprise your hostess with a unique gift. Keep this smooth brass accessory on hand in the kitchen. Prolific brass casting business Futagami worked together with designer Masanori Oji to produce this collection of bottle openers. type satisfies function in their elegant design, offered in a crescent, frame or eclipse shape. See more hostess gift concepts …
senior style Editor Joel Bray shares step-by-step directions for a cottage-ready hat rack made of low-cost wood as well as pegs. Let’s deal with it: storage is something we might all utilize a bit more of, particularly when it looks great as well as is simple to develop yourself. This wooden wall rack is an …
Jon Whiten recounts his recent project building a Windows XP Media center edition 2005 PC… “I recently built a MCE2005 maker and have been using it for a few weeks now. The system is generally a P4-3.2Ghz, 1Gig Ram, 80Gig HDD, ATI 9200 Graphics with DVI and Svid Out, 2 x BlackGold DVB-T TV Cards, …
thanks to the people at Meross we have 2 of their WiFi smart Garage Door Openers to giveaway. These kits work with nearly all garage door openers (check their web site for compatibility) and can also integrate with Google Home, Amazon Alexa and IFTTT. Open and close your garage door from anywhere with your smartphone …
I’ve been dreaming about tubs lately. I’ve never resided in a house with a bathroom big sufficient to have a freestanding tub as well as walk-in shower. however I firmly believe in the concept of collecting concepts for the time when I may online in such a place. always great to be prepared, I say. …
ever since 2011 Loxone have build their smart home system around their diminutive but capable Miniserver. but today that hardware has been retired and replaced with upgraded to a brand new second generation device. We asked Loxone to give us a flavour of the hardware at the heart of the new Miniserver and they told …