How to Prevent Burglaries with Home Automation Security

How to Prevent Burglaries with Home Automation Security

Did you know that most burglaries happen in winter between 4pm and 9pm? The cold season, with its dark afternoons and evenings, is an attractive time for intruders. So it pays to be smart. Well, it pays for your home to be smart, at least. If you’ve ever...
Loxone Music Server Reviews

Loxone Music Server Reviews

Picking the best music server and wireless home audio setup can be a bit of a task. Which system do you opt for? How do you work out which solution will suit you best? Well, you can always look at online music server reviews to help guide you. So you’ve come to...
Smart Gardens #4: Water, Water, Everywhere!

Smart Gardens #4: Water, Water, Everywhere!

We’ve still got some time before Winter descends on us all with its gloomy cloak of grey despair and constant rain, so let’s take some time to enjoy the nicer weather, shall we?! Aaaah… And there’s nothing quite like a dip in the pool when it’s scorching...

Our Top 5 Alternative Uses for Motion Sensors

  PIRs. You’ve no doubt seen them. You may even have a couple installed at home. They’re those little white boxes that sit snugly up in the corners of rooms, between the walls and the ceiling. For the uninitiated, a PIR (Pyroelectric, or Passive InfraRed) is a...

Hmmm… 36 Switches for ‘Simple’ Operation?!

Home automation is taking over the media – newspapers, magazines and TV reports are all publishing more and more articles about the intelligent control of your home. But sometimes the information in these articles is more absurd than helpful. So it is with this...

Do I really need Home Automation?

This question quite rightly comes up time and again amongst home owners, electricians and builders. When we’re being asked about it, the conversation often starts with something like: I really don’t need all the latest gimmicks It’s far too expensive for me I can’t...