No more Hue Labs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHue Labs was a successful beta platform for Hue routines and automations. It led to many excellent smart home features. Hue Labs died in March 2024. Most or all of the beta features were migrated to the Hue app (there is a Beta annotation on features in the app). Lets Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, ago

IKEA smartplugs: No thanks

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmart plugs are very useful for the smart home and the smart home cinema. They control several appliances. There are several smart plug brands out there. IKEA also produces a smart plug at an affordable price. However, they seem to be defective. During the last three or so years I Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, ago

Sonos Ace Headphones

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe new Sonos headphones, the Ace, are out. They are certainly very expensive, especially when compared to other headphones out there that are cheaper.           However, the Ace is an excellent companion of the smart home cinema setup when this is based on the Sonos Atmos Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, ago

SofaBaton X1S smart remote

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA smart remote control that can work with a smart home platform, such as Alexa and Google Home, is an essential part of a smart home cinema. Logitech, which produced the best universal smart remotes, discontinued its product line. Thus the options are very scarce now. One of the best Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, ago