Smart Home Planning, Part 1: What Is A Smart Home?
What Do We Mean By ‘Smart’? What is a smart home? It’s a question that’s being asked more and more, and often we find that it means different things to different people. So let’s start by taking a look at what the officials say. According...
Why Sensors Make Sense for home automation
It is safe to say people are talking about Smart Homes and Home Automation. We see it advertised on TV commercials, hear about it on the radio and read about it in magazines. But what is Home Automation and what exactly makes a Smart Home smart? By definition, Home...
New: LED Dimmer – Brings colour into your home
There’s no denying that the lighting in your house affects the way you feel. Soft yellow lighting adds feelings of warmth and comfort to a dining scene, whilst warm white in the bathroom prevents the dreaded harsh lighting when getting ready. The new RGBW 24V...
New: Loxone Air Wireless Technology Is Here!
Every home can now become a Smart Home! Loxone Air is a wireless technology that has been tailored to the exact requirements of a true smart home. With the introduction of Loxone Air enabled devices, it is finally possible to wirelessly automate your home without...
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...