Tag: IOT

What’s Running in Home Assistant? A Lovelace Card

What’s Running in Home Assistant? A Lovelace Card

If you're a Home Assistant user, you know that automations can be an incredibly useful tool for automating tasks and making your smart home more ... Read More

Unboxing the $440 VilliaNeri Light Starter Pack!

Unboxing the $440 VilliaNeri Light Starter Pack!

I was sent this starter pack from VillaNERI to check out and WOW! These lights are pretty elegant looking! The price tag is a little ... Read More

Wink is Garbage

Wink is Garbage

I've posted before about the changes Wink forced on their user base post-purchase and the time has finally come to ditch the product altogether. With ... Read More

Choose Local Control for IOT when you can

Choose Local Control for IOT when you can

HiveHome shuts down server infrastructure This month, I received an email from HiveHome stating that on November 30th of this year (2021), my IOT devices ... Read More

Home Assistant Pet Automation Example

Home Assistant Pet Automation Example

This week, I had the opportunity to showcase a super cool automation that I ran across on our Home Automation Facebook Group. Zerath posted their ... Read More