What is Z-Wave? – submission by Len Marten – Z-Wave is networking protocol established by Zensys. It’s not, as some may think, a concrete product, however a networking protocol established particularly with house Automation in mind. The concept is, that makers will utilize Z-Wave innovation to ensure that their gadgets as well as modules can …
one of my YouTube subscriptions, ‘The Hook Up’ just recently did a excellent summary of the very best wireless, battery powered safety and security cameras available. If you’ve been thinking about a video camera at a place where you absolutely cannot run any type of cable televisions then inspect out this round-up of gadgets from …
welcome to the third instalment of our evaluation of the Devolo house manage range. So far we have the starter pack up running with some extra movement detection as well as changing capabilities. We have tested lots of elements of the myDevolo app, adding devices, producing groups, rules as well as scenes. We will now look …
I’m not a plant person. Flowers, yes, but plants are another story. They can be messy and high-maintenance, and up until recently I’ve always owned a cat, who without fail makes any plant its much-loved play-toy. However, I do take pleasure in the life and dimension plants can bring to a home. A terrarium is …
firm Jr + KAT5 – A marriage made in Croydon (Submission by Tony Butler). Having made the decision many moons back to move all my AV set to node 0 (coincidentally, around the time my twin boys were born!), I have long sought the twin holy grails of high quality distributed A/V as well as …
now that the weather’s turning cold in Toronto, my thoughts are relying on locations where the mercury is rising instead. This week, they’ve landed in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, where this lovely, price-upon-request brick estate is up for sale. If you acted fast, you might most likely close just in time to delight in …
After years of collecting antiques while travelling, Halifax designers Colin Blanchard as well as Kenneth McRobbie made a decision it was time to step their unique discovers out of storage as well as into a appropriate house — albeit an unconventional one. “This location was built in 2001 as a body shop, however we desired it …
Here’s a quickie on an interesting UK wall socket with a built-In Wi-Fi repeater and USB charger. Designed to fit in a standard 25mm wall box, the unit will expand your Wi-Fi and help eliminate dead spots in your wireless coverage. The front faceplate includes a button for one-touch WPS (Wi-Fi protected Setup). In addition the …