DIY Blog: First up, the iKettle vs a regular kettle!
We managed to get our hands on one of the new iKettles and thought that it was definitely something we wanted to have controlled from Loxone. In theory the iKettle is a great idea, as having devices that are controllable over the network makes it simple to control...
Energy Saving with Solar Thermal Panels & Loxone
When you hear about ‘solar’ you’ll probably think of photovoltaic panels that generate electricity (the one the government rather annoyingly cut the feed-in tariff on…). But there’s another form of solar, one that’s been around for...
Protect Yourself From Domestic Water Damage
The recent spell of dreadful weather and flooding has once again brought about some pretty depressing images of people’s homes being ruined by water on the news. Our homes are the most expensive things we’ll ever invest in, so to see them wrecked by water...
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
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...
Solar Energy Monitoring with Fronius and Loxone
We’ve teamed up with European energy experts Fronius to offer everyone enjoying, or thinking of enjoying, a solar-powered Loxone Smart Home the opportunity to be able to monitor their energy use, increase their self-consumption and – ultimately – cut...
A Typical Smart Home Project
You’ll probably know from what you’ve read here on our website, there are so many different ways to smarten up your home with Home Automation: lighting scenes, multiroom audio, intelligent heating control, central functions… The list goes on (and...
Here’s a New One: Prefab Home Automation!
Regular visitors to the website might recognise the picture above as the Elk Passive House, a beautiful example of Loxone Home Automation just outside of Vienna that we featured in a case study here before. It featured on Austrian TV recently too (for anyone with a...
Loxone Training: Project Days
It’s been all go round these parts recently, what with our new website, new Webshop, new HQ and of course all of the new products we’ve been releasing… It’s been pretty exhausting. But we’re not resting on our laurels – we’re...
Old McDonald Had a Miniserver – Farm Automation!
The idea of automated farming and agriculture has been with us for a little while now. But the truly ‘Smart’ farm that’s not only automated but intelligent and controllable remotely is a pretty new one. In fact, we think we may have just invented it!...