My coworker likes to call me “Mr Unnecessary” because of my smart home obsession. I didn’t agree with him until …
How to Set Up Hue Sunset and Sunrise Routines
It’s been a long….long time coming. As of November 2017, you can add sunrise and sunset routines to any of …
Huge Sale on Philips Hue 4-bulb Starter Kit
Getting started with automated lighting is generally not cheap. The cost of a hub alone can run upwards of $50 …
Smart Home Hub Failure
The Failure “Alexa, turn on the kitchen lights.” “The Insteon hub that the kitchen lights is connected to isn’t responding. …
How to Control Hue, Insteon, Wink, Nest and SmartThings from Windows 10
With all of the consumer smart home announcements coming from Google, Apple, Amazon, Nest, Ring, etc, it’s easy to forget …
3rd Party Lights that Work with Hue
UPDATE 2/10/18: Hue has announced that it is upgrading all first and second generation Hue Hubs to support Zigbee 3.0. This …
My Automated Home – January 2017
It’s been nearly a year since I last posted a rundown of all of the smart home tech I’m using …
Hue Lux Starter Kit Review
The Good: Relatively cheap at around $49-59 (if you can still find it). Included bridge works with all Hue and generally …
Hue Wireless Dimming Kit Review
The Good: The Hue Wireless Dimming Kit works out of the box, even if you don’t own a Hue bridge. The …
Hue is Getting a Motion Sensor
If you’re a fan of Philips outstanding Hue line of smart bulbs, and honestly hue isn’t, you’ll be very happy to …