Tag: Smart Devices
Smart Home Part 8 – Air conditioning
It's summertime here in Australia, and things are starting to warm up. Today is one of the warmer days so far in the low 30's...
Smart Home Part 7 – Media devices
Let me start by saying that my wife and I are huge media consumers. I have an older model Synology NAS (DS214-Play) packed with...
Xiaomi smart device sale at Gearbest
I've recently been outlining my journey down the smart home path, currently with a strong focus on sensors for ESD monitoring.
The online retailer Gearbest where...
Online retail could impact residential architectural design
The term last mile delivery might not sound exciting, but it's the new battle for your dollar in online retail. That final leg to...
Smart Home Part 6 – Internal comfort levels
When starting down the smart home path, I thought tracking building performance would be one of the more fascinating aspects. After all, having a...
Smart Home Part 5 – Control lights using opening and motion...
One of the great things about taking on a project such as home automation is experimenting with the different combinations of devices. Take lighting...
Smart Home Part 4 – Sensors & new hardware
It's been a while since my last smart home update. Six months to be exact, and has provided an opportunity to test and refine...
Synthetic Sensors makes today’s smart devices feel dumb
In my quest to add smarts to my home, I'm quickly learning that it's harder than it looks. When you finally do find the...
Smart Home Part 3 – Data storage and analysis
Let's talk about data. How it's captured, stored, and analysed.
My Home Assistant hub is now starting to gather very basic data. Although, I can be...
Smart Home Part 2 – The Home Assistant hub
In Part 1 I outlined thoughts on assembling my ideal smart home and its operation. And at the heart of any smart home is...
Autodesk Dasher 360 Update
The other day Autodesk provided a somewhat significant update to Dasher 360. Built on top of Autodesk Forge, the research project aims to connect...
Smart Home Part 1 – The outline
Over the past year I've been watching the advancements in smart home technology. A concept of science fiction, the ability to bring the house alive...
