The YoLink water leak sensor 1 was developed to quickly detect any water leaks in a certain area and to send you a notification, thus preventing any unexpected and potentially expensive repairs. And I know that the IoT market has made some simple devices needlessly complicated, but a smart water leak detector is one of … Read more
The SwitchBot Curtain was designed to automate your curtains and, considering the successful Indiegogo campaign, lots of people wanted to have this part of their home ‘smartened up’ as well. Yes, we are dealing with a (somewhat) compact robot that’s connected wirelessly to your phone and it moves the curtains for you. SwitchBot Curtain U-Rail … Read more
The Kensington SD5300T Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station is the latest flagship model from the California-based manufacturer and a successor to the SD5200T, a device which provided multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports, a couple of USB Type-A ports, an Ethernet connection, a DisplayPort, and audio I/O as an addition to what your laptop could offer. The Kensington … Read more
The Ecobee4 and the Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 3 are two of the most popular smart thermostats on the market, each of these devices challenging both the design and the functionality of the traditional plain-looking thermostats. The ‘non-smart’ thermostats had unnecessarily complex configurations and the various functions were generally a mess (the large majority of … Read more
The Samsung Connect Home is the first move from the Korean-based manufacturer to enter the WiFi mesh system family (which has been growing rapidly in the last couple of years) but, it is not the first time Samsung has tried its hands on the development of a smart home hub, since it also owns the … Read more