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Flic smart buttons first appeared at CES 2015 and since then, they've made steady progress as a useful element of a smart home solution. CES 2018 saw the introduction of the Flic Hub which eliminated the need for a nearby smartphone to process activity. Flic buttons are little rubberised push switches that use Bluetooth to communicate with the complementary Flic
When it comes to smart lighting, Philips Hue is the market leader (UK) with a range of bulbs, luminaires and accessories, plus a good app and comprehensive integration to other smart systems. On the other hand, Ikea's Tradfri is more basic but with the important benefit of being cheap and widely available in Ikea's stores. Inevitably, the question crops up...
The UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (aka Ministry of Fun) has announced plans to introduce new laws governing internet-connected devices, i.e. Internet of Things. Given that there have been some high-profile instances involving connected toys and cameras, this is welcome news. In a perfect world, users should be educated in the basics of IT security such
Announced at CES, Philips Hue will closely integrate with Google Assistant to activate sleep and wake lighting effects to replicate the best lighting for winding down before bed time and waking up naturally in the morning. This is the first integration of the Philips Hue sleep and wake up feature with a digital assistant platform. From launch, the features will
The Philips Hue range has been extended into the garden at this year's CES with new outdoor luminaires and, more importantly, there's now a Hue Outdoor motion sensor. With a premium on indoor space, outdoor spaces are now an affordable extension of your home. Hue's outdoor lighting range gives you more choice than ever before to brighten up gardens with
Samsung's SmartThings might be one of the smarthome market leaders but its branded sensors aren't the cheapest by a long way. Savvy SmartThings specialists are constantly on the hunt for cheaper devices from other vendors but these often require custom code (device handlers) or strange steps to get them linked up. Coming from the other direction, Swedish homemakers Ikea have
Amazon might be planning a plethora of Alex-enabled devices over the coming months (according to CNBC and covered by Todd), but Optoma's voice control into their HD projectors right now. Here's the Alexa-supported 4K Ultra HD projector, UHD51A. To get the boring out the way, the UHD51A is a very capable ultra HD DLP (digital light processing) projector with a resolution