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…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmart plugs and switches are important elements of the smart home cinema. Sonoff wall switches are cheap and versatile smart switches that can be operated through Alexa, Google Home, Smartthings, Home Assistant as well as the good EwELink app. All of these platforms allow the build of automations that contribute Read more…
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…
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…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe new foldable smartphone Samsung Z Fold 6 has been announced. Although it is very expensive it is a very good home cinema driver. The reason is that it has a lot of screen estate for displaying smart home devices in various platforms. Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Apple Home app is used to control HomeKit-enabled accessories: e.g. lights, smart TVs, thermostats, window shades, smart plugs. All these accessories can be controlled not only from your iPhone and/or iPad but also from your Apple Watch. All accessories, scenes, and rooms that you Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minute In movie theaters, there is always someone, who for us is the anonymous staff, making sure that lights turn off, on or dimmed when required, the temperature within the theater is pleasant, the screen opens wide, the projection of the movie starts, and the volume and other aspects of Read more…