News & Updates
Black Friday-Cyber Monday HomeKit Deals
All of the HOMEKIT Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals in one place!
HomeKit Tips & Tricks
2022 Smart Home Tour
Join me as I take you on a tour of my Smart Home! Everything is controlled through Apple HomeKit. Download the Sponsored by Signals for HomeKit app. Download it today! https://homemadeautomation.com/signal… Products Seen in Video: Abode Iota Security Starter Kit https://geni.us/AbodeIota Abode KeyPad https://geni.us/AbodeKeypad Aqara G2H Pro Camera Hub https://geni.us/AqaraG2Hp Read more…
Matter
Matter November Event 2022
The Connectivity Standards Alliance hosted a “Matter Launch Event” on November 3rd, 2022. Matter is a new smart home standard being adopted by many manufacturers and companies. Let’s discuss all the news and announcements that came from this event and what exactly this means. What should you expect in the Read more…
Other Products
The Smartmi P2 Wireless Air Purifier
The Smartmi P2 is the first fully portable smart air purifier for HomeKit. WIth it’s built-in battery and handle, you can take this ANYWHERE! We’ll take a look at all of the features and try to determine if this would be a good addition to your smart home. Pre-Order the Read more…
Smart Lighting
Eve Smart Switch – Now with THREAD! (and Matter?)
The Eve Light Switch is a connected smart switch that supports HomeKit over Thread. Today we’ll discuss the features, installation, pros and cons, and my thoughts on this new smart switch. Purchase the Eve Smart Light Switch: https://geni.us/EveSwitcht Sponsored by Signals for HomeKit App. Download it today! https://geni.us/SignalsApp NOTE: This Read more…
HomePod & Apple TV
Apple TV 4K 2022
Apple just announced new models of the Apple TV 4K. What’s new? Should you buy one? Should you upgrade your current Apple TV? We’ll answer all these questions and more in today’s video The new Apple TV 4K is available to order Order Apple TV 4K (2022) NOTE: This page Read more…
Automations & Shortcuts
Guest Mode Automations!
Imagine this… you are entertaining guest one night, then your nighttime automations run, leaving everyone in the dark and arming the security system. Not good.
In today’s video we’ll discuss how you can avoid this embarrassment by creating a simple “Guest Mode” in HomeKit. Essentially we are creating a system that will skip automations at the times we don’t want them to run. Get creative and use this concept for other ways such as vacation mode, babysitter mode, and more!
News & Updates
Amazon Prime Early Access HomeKit Deals (Oct 11-12)
Amazon is holding another big sales event October 11-12. Just like Prime Day, this can be a great time to take advantage of big discounts on some of our favorite smart home tech. I’ve gone through all of the smart home deals and gathered all of the HOMEKIT related discounts in one place.
Aqara
I set up a smart home for Grandpa!
Utilizing smart home technology can greatly benefit the elderly and those with disabilities. In today’s video I’ll be visiting my grandfather and setting up a simple smart home for him. Sponsored by Aqara Products Seen in Video: Aqara M1S Aqara G2H Pro Camera Hub Smart Plug Door & Window Sensor Read more…
Other Products
Airversa Purelle Smart Air Purifier (THREAD)
This new Airversa Smart Air Purifier is the first air purifier to support HomeKit over Thread. We’ll look at the setup, all the features, the pros and cons and put it through a little air quality test.