Hubitat announces support for Iris by Lowe’s

They have been working on this for a while. It seems they finally announced it officially. Support for Iris by Lowe’s Version 1 Zigbee devices. This is a huge boost for anyone stuck with Iris gear (especially if they took advantage of the refunds from Lowe’s). This will allow them to move over to a much better and local hub […]

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New Universal Remote option?

Somehow Best Buy popped this option into my inbox. Sevenhugs remote. It looks very interesting and appealing. The ability to control Sonos, Hue and with a little finagling probably my Hubitat hub. It appears it uses little pods around the room to tell what your aiming at. I do wish it was a little bigger and wasn’t all touchscreen. I […]

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Kaia Personal Trainer – AI powered virtual trainer

As someone who derives significant value from the slew of guided workout sessions available on YouTube. The idea behind a virtual personal trainer is incredibly appealing, mostly because it’s relatively cheap ($30/three-months), and is always available. Or, well, any time/place you have your phone, and I imagine an internet connection. Having the feedback on form (which as anyone who has […]

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SVS SB-3000 Sealed Subwoofer

SVS announced the new 3000 series subwoofers just before the 2018 holiday season. Similar to their other lines, it offers a ported (PB) and sealed (SB) version of the bass reproducing device. With a 13” driver, 800W RMS / 2500+ W peak Sledge STA-800D2 DSP amplifier and an entry price of $1400 (PB) and $1000 (SB) it slots just between […]

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Homeseer HS-FS100-W Flood Sensor

Here’s another quick review, but this time for the Homeseer HS-FS100-W flood sensor. After watching the video below, make sure that you check out how the Fibaro device handled the same test. Z-Wave summary for the Homeseer HS-FS100-W flood sensor As we can see, things did not go quite according to plan. I’m not sure what the problem was here, […]

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Fibaro Flood Sensor

Going to try a new quick review format with the Fibaro Flood Sensor. Hopefully it works :). Quick device profile, note that the battery has 37% of life left after about 18 months of use. Add the video showing it in action:

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SVS Prime Wireless SoundBase

I had my first chance to experience the Prime Wireless SoundBase in SVS’s CES suite about a year ago.  I can recall that even in its BETA-ness, it impressed. So when I was offered the chance to review the $500 wireless 2x 150W amplifier, I was eager to have a go. There is a massive amount of clutter in the […]

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Visualizing workout data

I’ve been looking for a better way to visualize the workout metrics produced from my bicycling computer than the tiny graphs that Strava provides, but I didn’t find anything that quite suited my requirements. So, I built something, and would love it if I could get some help testing it out. Usage is simple, drop the files (GPX, TCX, FIT) […]

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