Howdy! Before we jump into the newsletter, I wanted to mention a few updates to my certified Next-Generation Smart Home Installer (NGSHI) Professional Program Training Program: I created a bunch of design cheat sheets to help you gather some useful information when discussing smart home requirements with an existing or potential client. This week ended […]
Pros and Cons of Google Home
Google Home, like most smart products of its kind, is giving homeowners a technological future just like they need it. When you have Google Home, you can ask it all sorts of questions, and it will answer you instantly. Whether you’re asking it to play your favorite song or the weather outside, it can do […]
New SmartThings App, and loads of Apple Smart Home News
Howdy! And how’s it going; heading to my native County of Cork this morning and looking forward to some time meeting family and hanging out on the beach 🏖️. This weeks smart home news was dominated by some Apple announcements at their annual event, and is further evidence of how Apple is starting to double […]
Eero updates, Airplay 2, and Latest Hue App
Hiya! And good morning to all! Up early this morning and heading off to the beach today 🏖️; so looking forward to that! Here are some interesting snippets of smart home news I came across earlier in the week, enjoy: Google and Apple Smart Homes Looks like co-operation between the big smart home behemoths is […]
Roku Smart Homes a New Smart Homes OS and More
Hiya! Hope all is good; feels kinda ‘Summerish’ here in Ireland this morning, yep we got some sunshine in this part of the world finally ☀️☀️As always I have some interesting snippets of smart home news for the week: New Google Smart Home Web-site 🔖 Here is another interesting snippit that emanated from Google’s recent […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Voice Assistants
Ever since Apple launched Siri for the iPhone, more voice assistants have been unveiled. Amazon has given us Alexa for its smart hubs while Google has followed suit with Google Assistant. Microsoft and Samsung also have their own versions with Cortana and Bixby, respectively.. There is no denying that people with disabilities have been […]
Smart Home Trends in 2021
It’s no secret that the smart home industry is growing at the fastest rate yet. According to various reports, the industry will be worth around a whopping $160 billion by 2023. These reports also suggest that over 300 million homes across the globe will have at least one smart gadget installed by the same year. […]
Benefits of Homekit Smart Homes
Apple is one of the major companies that provide home automation solutions to homeowners. While you might think that all automation companies provide the same solutions to users, Apple Homekit is a bit different. Nowadays, most people view Apple as the future of home automation because it provides a unique vision to homeowners. This is […]
Alexa vs Siri vs Google Assistant. Which is The Best Digital Assistant?
Automating your home has never been easier. Nowadays, you can control the functionalities of your smart devices anyhow you want. It can be via a mobile app, a smart speaker or a digital voice assistant. Voice assistants have become increasingly popular among homeowners because of their ease of use and their interpersonal relationship. Three digital […]
All You Need To Know About The Smart Home Matter Protocol
In recent years, the home automation industry has been going through extensive developments. Back in December of 2019, the biggest one yet happened. The ambitious project CHIP was born, and ever since, smart home enthusiasts have been talking about what it could mean to the new age of smart devices. While the smart home industry […]