This sleek lock claims to be the world’s smallest retrofit smart lock. It works exclusively with Homekit and connects via bluetooth with optional wifi, giving you the ability to control your lock from anywhere in the world, no hub required. Purchase the Friday Home Lock on Amazon: https://geni.us/FridayLock
With so many of us working from home now, it’s a great time to start using smart home automations to make the home office more enjoyable and efficient. In this video, we’re using the HomeKit platform to create automations for our home office. The NFC Tags that I use: https://geni.us/NFCtags
Today we are setting up two simple HomeKit automations that will flash different lights when they are triggered. One will be triggered by a HomeKit door sensor and the other will be triggered by a doorbell (HomeKit button).
The Santala Smart Desk Lamp is an affordable lamp with a build-in Qi wireless charger that supports HomeKit, Alexa, and Google. Santala Desk Lamp – $42.99 on Amazon (affiliate link) https://geni.us/SantalaDeskLamp
What’s the Best Camera for HomeKit Secure Video? Let’s compare the Netatmo Indoor Camera vs the Logitech Circle 2 camera and see how they stack up against each other and how well they implement HomeKit Secure Video. At the time of recording, these are the only two cameras available on Read more…
The Eve Flare is a fully portable HomeKit light that provides ambient lighting anywhere you go. It’s the first HomeKit product that I’ve actually taken on the go! In this video we’ll put it to the test and give it a full, honest review and show you some awesome things Read more…
There are some things we can do, and some things we cannot do, to control our Apple TV by voice using a HomePod. In this video I’ll show you some native commands that work “out of the box” as well as some custom shortcuts that can help take this to Read more…
Check out my favorite shortcuts that I use on a daily basis! Feel free to download them, modify them, and use them for yourself if you wish. I plan to update this page as time goes on with more shortcuts that I use. Note: I am no skilled programmer and Read more…
I have been looking for a good way to automate my existing blinds in HomeKit, without having to replace them. The Soma Tilt allows you to automate and motorize your existing blinds by letting you control the ‘tilt’ mechanism either through bluetooth or through HomeKit (using the Soma Connect). Soma Read more…
Here are some great YouTube channels to follow for anyone interested in HomeKit Smart Home tech, Siri Shortcuts, and home automation! Chris Young – http://youtube.com/chrisyoungsmarthome My HomeKit Home – http://youtube.com/myhomekithome Modern Day Tech – http://youtube.com/moderndaytech HomeKitAuthority – http://youtube.com/homekitauthority Tech Craft – http://youtube.com/techcrafted Matthew Cassinelli – http://youtube.com/matthewcassinelli Rey G – http://youtube.com/reyg_hksh Read more…