One of my biggest gripes with the XBox One S’s support for UHD BD looks to be getting fixed in a future firmware update. When this happens, it should move from “value-with-caveats” to “best value” player for the next-gen format. That changes sometime in the future with a free update adding Dolby Atmos playback (via bitstream). It’s not nearly as […]
Read moreIf you have an Amazon Echo (or Echo Dot) you can now natively control your Logitech Harmony Smart Hub via a “Skill”. It is US only for the moment (suck), but I was able to have a brief play with it anyway (shhh). Overall, it’s nice that it’s there. But, lacks some of the flexibility avaiable with ha-bridge integration (e.g. […]
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If you have $500 burning a hole in your pocket, and a desperate need to be the first one on your block to have an 802.11ad Wi-Fi router with 10Gbe fiber support (?) – the newly announced NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK X10 is just the thing for you. That’s not to say, it doesn’t have some useful features though; like powererd TX/RX […]
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Like an increasing number of people my mobile uses a USB-C connector, so my FLIR ONE won’t work without an adapter. Having tired of pulling my old phone out of storage everytime I want to use the thermal camera, I contacted FLIR ONE support this week. Unfortunately, they were no help at all. Seemingly unaware that the world has moved […]
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I recently installed ha-bridge to expose my custom switches and those from my Harmony and Vera systems to the Amazon Echo. One of the challenges I ran across was that the Linux (VM) system that I want to host the app on is Ubuntu, and the installation instructions didn’t cover that. Now, this isn’t a complex task, but there was […]
Read moreMesh Wi-Fi is a rapidly developing market, which something I’m glad to see. Being able to quickly add signal everywhere in your home without needing to worry about channels, SSID, etc. makes solving the problem much easier for everyone (even geeks :)). This round up doesn’t really get in to the technical bits much (or really at all), but that […]
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If you liked the original Arlo, you will love the updated “Pro” model. Which adds rechargable batteries and 2-way audio. Very slick. Created by the talented team that brought you the Red Dot award winning original Arlo wire-free camera, Arlo Pro is sleek, modern, and stylish. Small but powerful, Arlo Pro is the most ingenious wire-free security camera we have […]
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As a fan of “smart” technology and cooking, I was immediately interested in the Loki thermometer when I heard about it. From what I understand the orb senses when your food is going to be ready and let’s you know that it’s time to take it off. Making it much easier to get the perfect, bloody (or not) meat. For […]
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I love my sub, but sometimes I have to get up from the couch and turn it down a bit (after getting yelled at). Have to imagine this would only be made worse if I happened to have one of these massive 16″ (ported or sealed) subs just announced by SVS, so I quite like that their’s a little remote […]
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I’m not sure exactly why my wife came home with a cheap (£10-15) set of 433MHz remote controlled switches. While I gave her some grief initially, I’m glad she did. Because for a few £ more we now have four “smart” IP switches that can be controlled from a home automation controller (HAC). And since we have an Amazon Echo, […]
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