SwitchBot’s Hub2 Is Here (With Matter Support) – SwitchBot Just Got A LOT More Powerful

Apple HomeKit Fans Rejoice

SwitchBot kindly sent me their brand new Hub2 (and a few other products) to test out their new Matter support. It all seems really interesting, and SwitchBot have just taken a big step forward. This is because their Hub2 supports Matter over Wi-Fi, allowing them to eventually roll out Matter support to all of their … Read more

3 BIG Bits Of Ring News In 3 Minutes!

Me looking annoyed with the text Im not annoyed at Ring honest

Ring have announced three big bits of news at the start of March 2023: a new battery doorbell, further nerfing of Ring’s subscription-free tier, and Ring’s founder and CEO stepping down. This video takes a bitesized view of all three of these developments. The individual sections of the video are at: For further reading, please … Read more

Amazon Just BROKE Amazon Music For Echo Owners

Video thumbnail showing me doing air quotes with the text Amazon Upgraded Prime Music

On 1st November 2022, Amazon announced an “upgrade” to Prime Music. Instead of giving you 2 million songs, instead they would give us 100 million songs. AWESOME, right? Well, not really. They nerfed a big feature: the ability to pick and choose songs or albums. Instead, everything on Prime Music is like Spotify Free: shuffle … Read more

LPT: Philips Hue Lightstrips Are WIDER Than Normal – New Video

YouTube thumbnail showing me holding a Philips Hue Lightstrip box with the text Philips Hue Lightstrips Are Wider Than Average

This short video explains that Philips Hue’s indoor Lightstrips are wider than normal, meaning that they do NOT fit inside standard diffuser channels: This is frustrating if you have just purchased loads of diffuser channels. Hue’s Lightstrips are around 14mm (⅗”) in width, because they are 6-pin. Many other LED light strips are 8-9mm in … Read more

5 Smart Indoor Cameras Compared (Who Wins? Ring, eufy, SwitchBot, Tapo Or Blink?) – New Video

Me reviewing five smart indoor cameras: I liked three of these but disliked two

This in-depth video compares five well known smart indoor cameras, from Ring, Eufy, SwitchBot, Tapo and Blink: The exact models that I compared are: I do a range of image quality tests in this video, but I also do a deep-dive into each camera’s pros and cons. I also look at each camera’s sound quality. … Read more

Running Hue Lab Formulas (Or Scenes) via Alexa Routines – New Video

YouTube thumbail showing me partying with the text Hue Labs plus Alexa Routines equals PARTY

Alexa routines are quite powerful, and they include turning smart bulbs on/off – and changing their color. But it wasn’t possible to dynamically change the color… until now! Recent support added by Philips Hue means that you can kick off Hue Lab Formulas within Alexa routines, allowing you to setup some really awesome smart home … Read more

Thread and Matter Are NOT The Same: Key Differences Explained – New Video

Me looking upwards confused at the slash in Thread and Matter

Smart homes are great, other than the fact that there are hundreds of devices from dozens of main manufacturers – leading to various incompatibilities and integration issues. While ‘smart hubs’ can help with this problem, they can only do so much. That’s why the Matter project is so important, which this video explains. I also … Read more