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🌐 How Smart Sensors Power Home Automation It is thanks to smart sensors that a home becomes truly automatic. Without them, Homey can control your devices, but it cannot react to what is happening around you. Sensors are what tie everything together into one functional ecosystem. They let Homey know when someone enters a room, when a window is opened, when the air quality drops, or when water appears where it shouldn't be. Thanks to this, your home can react completely on its own. If you are w...

💡 7 Smart Ways to Save Energy (and Money) High energy bills are stressful, and many households waste more energy than they even realize. However, a few simple changes can help you save a significant amount. With Homey, you can automate your home to consume less energy without giving up on comfort. These smart tips will help you save money while also reducing your home's energy footprint. 1. Only heat your home when you're there Heating your house when no one is home is a waste of energy. Hom...

Homey has officially launched its highly anticipated new feature, Homey Dashboards, for all customers. Homey Dashboards offers everything you love about Homey in one place. Quickly create customized control panels with beautifully designed widgets that bring new ways to manage your smart home. You can easily design your entire screen—whether on a tablet or a smartphone—down to the last detail. Want to keep an eye on your camera? No problem. Need quick controls for specific devices right at your ...

Which Smart Home System is Right for You? Choosing the right system is the most important thing you have to do when you start building a Smart Home. It is very tempting to dive into building a Smart Home using the cheapest components available, but this often turns out to be the most expensive decision. Quite often, the product portfolio of the manufacturer you chose isn't comprehensive enough to fulfill everything you want from the system. Let's talk about the process you should follow to choo...

How to Build a DIY Smart Irrigation System? Summer is slowly approaching, and with it, new responsibilities in the garden. And there are certainly not a few of them. However, by setting up an automatic irrigation system, you can save around an hour a day, and it doesn't even have to be that expensive. If you choose the right products, you can build a smart watering system for just a few dozen euros. In this article, I'll show you a few ways to do it. What Needs to be Addressed When Installing ...

How to Measure Energy Consumption in the House? The year 2022 brought us new worries that we had somewhat forgotten to think about. We barely dug ourselves out of the pandemic, and now there is the war in Ukraine. Alongside everything related to this, these events affect us with rising inflation and, of course, increasing energy prices. In this article, we won't focus on how to save on energy, but rather on how to get a perfect overview of your energy consumption. What Consumption in the House...

Electric Curtain Tracks - A Beautiful and Functional Interior Accessory In our homes, almost everything is powered by electricity now. Lighting, heating, water heaters, blinds, windows, doors, and even fire in the form of automatic fireplaces. However, when we want to open or close a curtain, we still do it manually. Yet, operating a curtain manually can often be unnecessarily difficult due to its placement, for example, if it's behind a sofa. The solution is actually very simple, and thanks to...

In the Z-Wave world, the ground hasn't shaken like this in a long time. After a long while, a new player has appeared, proving that Z-Wave holds a strong position even when everyone is talking about Matter. The Z-Wave protocol has long solved the problems that Matter, as a new protocol, hasn't even begun to address. The portfolio of Z-Wave products is wide, mutual support among controllers is guaranteed, and most importantly, it just works. This is exactly what Shelly (Allterco Robotics) realiz...

🏡 Why Choose a Sonoff Smart Home – A Smart Home for Everyone Building a smart home is now easier and more affordable than ever before. Smart home technologies are constantly evolving, bringing new solutions to the market that increase the comfort, security, and efficiency of your household. Among the most popular smart device manufacturers is the Sonoff brand, offering a wide portfolio of products at affordable prices with simple controls. Sonoff is a brand that has earned the trust of million...

🔗 HomeyLink: A Revolution in Smart Home Management Today, as smart homes become increasingly popular, having an efficient and unified management system is crucial. HomeyLink is an innovative app that allows the connection of multiple Homey Pro devices, empowering users to control all their smart devices from a single central interface. What is HomeyLink? HomeyLink is an app designed by Athom B.V. that enables seamless sharing and control of devices across multiple Homey Pro systems. Once a se...