The Onvis Alarm is a 4 in 1 solution, serving as a HomeKit security alarm, contact sensor, temperature sensor, and humidity sensor. This HomeKit security alarm features 4 security modes: STAY, AWAY, NIGHT and OFF, with a volume up to Read more…
Twinkly Christmas Lights are the best smart Christmas lights around. With tons of amazing effects and the ability to group multiple strands, you can transform almost anything into a Winter Wonderland! In this video we’ll review and demo the lights, Read more…
The holidays are a fun time to be enjoy smart home tech. This video will show you some of the easy ways I’m automating my holidays! Start simple by using inexpensive smart plugs for things like Christmas trees, lights, and Read more…
HOOBS stands for HomeBridge out of the Box. HOOBS simplifies the plugin configuration and installation of HomeBridge, allowing you to integrate with smart home devices that do not support HomeKit. In other words, with this, you can easily add non-HomeKit Read more…
Overview:We will create a DIY security system that you can toggle On and Off using the Home App or Siri. When the alarm is triggered, a loud siren will play on our HomePod or AirPlay 2 speakers. This is pretty Read more…
After I released my first video on NFC tags (my most popular video yet), I had many people asking how to make a basic ON/OFF toggle for their HomeKit devices. The best example would be a light…tap the NFC tag Read more…
I love Halloween almost as much as I love smart home tech! This year I’ve incorporated my smart home tech into my Halloween setup and I’m giving you a tour. Almost everything that I set up works through HomeKit, as Read more…
Apple’s home app and HomeKit do not give you access to create cool lighting effects, such as strobes, changing colors, candle flickers, etc. out of the box. BUT, there is a way achieve these cool lighting effects and access them Read more…
We are still looking for many of the HomeKit features that were promised to us with the release of iOS 13. And many things are still changing with each new beta that is released. So to help clarify, today we Read more…
With iOS 13, we now have the ability to use NFC (near field communication) tags to control our smart home and perform other tasks through our iPhones! Today we are going to set up 3 NFC tags to place in Read more…
