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Posted on22/03/2023Reviews

A dive into SwitchBot ecosystem

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You must have heard about SwitchBot? The small and simple finger bot to press a physical button of any kind. However, that’s not all with…

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Posted on01/12/2022Reviews

Review: HeatIt Z-Smoke Multisensor AC

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For a while I’ve been looking for a AC (230v) connected Z-Wave smoke detector, but to be honest, there are not that many vendors manufacturing…

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Posted on29/01/202205/12/2022Reviews

Review: Ubiquiti Dream Machine PRO (UDM PRO) – one year review

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A year ago I was still using my trustworthy Edgerouter X-SFP with my 1G/1G optical fibre connection. The price per quality was excellent with that…

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Posted on09/08/202108/10/2021Home Assistant

Project summer home: Remote controlling water pump with Meross MSS620

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Our drinking water is coming out from the well using an industrial grade submersible pump. Every time we come back to the cottage we have…

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Posted on26/07/202108/10/2021Home Assistant

Meross MSG100 Garage Door Opener

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A while ago I found Meross MSG100 Garage Door Opener deal from Amazon.de with a price of 29.90€. I’ve been looking for a replacement for…

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Posted on07/06/202108/10/2021Home Upgrades

Review: Ubiquiti Video Doorbell G4

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Since my Unifi system seems to be expanding fast, I got an email from Ubiquiti that G4 doorbells are back on stock. After few minutes…

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Posted on08/03/202108/03/2021Reviews

Review: Ubiquiti Unifi 6 Long-Range AP

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For some time now I’ve been dreaming of a better Wireless Access Point (AP) with more configuration options to replace my Ubiquiti Amplifi HD Access…

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Posted on03/10/202003/10/2020Reviews

Roborock s5 – still recommended after nine months of usage?

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Last Christmas I bought myself a brand new Robot Vacuum. I’ve previously had an older iRobot Roomba 630 which was, literally speaking, trash. Just bounced…

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Posted on19/09/202014/12/2021Home Assistant

Amazon Echo or Google Home with Home Assistant?

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Some of you might be wondering which one should you use: Amazon Echo or Google Assistant? I’ve used them both and in this post I’ll…

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