Over the past few months, the automation that switches off my Philips Hue lights in my bedroom has been failing. Every time I had to pull out the Home Assistant app on my phone to toggle them off.

HI! I'm Elliot Alexander, a London-based Computer Scientist with a background in software engineering. I've worked across the security and high-performance computing space, and am experienced in all ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Zigbee and Z-Wave are low energy, mesh networks that allow devices to communicate with each other without using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. However, both Z-Wave and Zigbee protocols require a separate ...

What’s the point of smart home automation? To make every day tasks easier, of course! According to [Tomasz Cybulski], that wasn’t the case when he installed IKEA smart lights in his closet. It’s handy ...

Developers, makers and electronic enthusiasts looking for a home automation gateway may be interested in the ZiGate Ethernet offering connections via wireless, Bluetooth and Ethernet with optional ...