Smart Home
This section explains the core concepts behind modern smart homes — from sensors and wireless protocols to platforms like Home Assistant and MQTT. If you’re new to smart home tech, or want to properly understand how everything fits together before building, this is the right place to begin.
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Are Smart Home Products Effective at Saving Energy Over Winter?
Winter is when energy bills hit hardest — and it’s also when smart home technology proves its real value. While no single device is a magic fix, the latest research shows that well-designed smart heating systems consistently help households cut waste, improve comfort, and make heating far more efficient during the coldest months.
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Smart bulbs or smart light switches? Which one should you buy?
There are numerous benefits to using smart lighting over traditional lights. Most people find that the increased convenience is a huge benefit. With smart lighting, you can turn on and off lights, either via an app or automatically via automations. In addition, you often get more control, such as changing the lights' colour, brightness, and…
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4 Benefits you need to know about Smart Lighting
Adding smart lighting to your home can be one of the easiest ways to get started on your smart home journey. There are plenty of reasons to adopt smart lighting, here are our top benefits and reasons to adopt smart lighting.Matter even relevant to me?
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