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Check out the Tapo D210 video doorbell. What's in the box?

Home Assistant and Node-RED are ideal companions for crafting more advanced automations. Learn how Node-RED improves things and how to connect the two tools. linkdhome.com/articles/how-t…

LIFX knocks it out of the park with these smart string lights. High quality, lots of configuration options, and support for more platforms than the competition. linkdhome.com/reviews/lifx-s…

Based on actual exhaustive test data, these are my current top picks for Video Doorbells. linkdhome.com/reviews/best-v…

⚡️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 It’s here! Get one now for just €39 and start tracking your live energy usage in the Homey app. 🔗 Head over to homey.app/homey-energy-d… and order yours today.

These either call URLs in PushCut to trigger full Shortcut actions to drive Siri Announcements or in Controller to drive custom rich notifications.

With iOS18 breaking the ability to call a URL in automations, I've come up with some simple Node-RED flows to get the job done instead. These emulate momentary buttons in HomeKit which can be used to trigger the URL calls.

Battery test results are in for the EZVIZ DB2. On high sensitivity it lasted an embarrassing 11 days. On medium default settings it came it at a slightly below average 66 days.

⚡️ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 Monitor your home’s live energy usage with beautiful, easy-to-read charts that help you understand your energy consumption and production. 🚀 Pre-order now for €39 at homey.app/homey-energy-d…

DIY Ring doorbells can deliver a rich notification (with thumbnail image) faster than most doorbells can even manage a basic text alert? 2.6 seconds vs an average of 7.6 seconds in actual tests.

Me trying to get a image quality read off the EZVIZ DB2. That exposure is awful. I've never had a doorbell camera that struggled with, ya know, daylight.

Something I note when doing reviews is packaging efficiency. Both of these budget doorbells have roughly the same contents in their boxes. What is going on EZVIZ?! That box is mostly plastic-lined air. #videodoorbell #review

WUUKs cheap and cheerful doorbell or Eufy's premier dual camera model? Which battery hybrid power doorbell should you choose? In-depth comparison: linkdhome.com/reviews/wuuk-p…

So it's now confirmed from Athom themselves that the ThinQ On Hub from LG runs Homey software. You will also be able to add the ThinQ On Hub to the Homry app. Interesting!

@Andrew_OSU It's all I've ever used. Having come from Swiss watches it's the least scratchable material on offer.

Ok so there is a rumor going around Apple will be ditching stainless steel this year for the Apple Watch. if this happens, I will legitimately be devastated. I wear the Ultra a good part of the time because of battery, but the stainless steel is so much better and looks so much nicer...

Unboxing the Reolink WiFi Doorbell with 5MP 'super HD' camera. Full test results coming soon. youtu.be/3OLUysV0AxI

Ring's Battery Doorbell Plus or Arlo's Video Doorbell 2K? I've tested both across 16 performance categories. See who comes out on top: linkdhome.com/reviews/ring-b…

After 2 successful years of Works with Home Assistant under Nabu Casa, the program is now part of the @openhomefndn! 🙌🏻 Read more about the changes we're doing to the program to work towards building a better hardware ecosystem for smart homes. 👇🏼 home-assistant.io/blog/2024/08/0…

Big news from Google today: ✅ New Nest Learning thermostat (first in 9 years) ✅In the Google Home app, you'll be able to use Gemini AI to create automations for you ✅New Google TV Streamer replaces Chromecast @madebygoogle