Developing… Continuing on the many wireless standards being used in the smart home, it is part of my consideration that the system has to be sustainable, have large support base and “open”. Apple’s HomeKit would be the first one out due to the licensing model (anything that works with HomeKit must be certified). Wink has […]
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Part 1: How to Make my Apartment “Smarter” & Home Automation
Developing…. This is a multi-parts article to cover my smart home project. I made my apartment smarter with the use of Amazon Echo and Samsung SmartThings in Canada. YES! this can be done in Canada. I can now control my lights, self alarm monitoring, and door locks remotely. In Canada, we are very limited in […]
Part 2: Smart Home Standards – Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wifi or HomeKit ?
Developing…. Continuing from part 1 of the series, there are currently a few wireless standards that are being used: Zigbee – Zigbee is a wireless standard established between 2003 to 2006. It is a low powered 2.4GHz radio that can form a mesh network to transmit data between devices. The word “zigbee” refers to the […]
Quick Review: The Seven Minutes Fidget Spinner
Rating: ???????????????????? Price: ???? You can buy this HERE Continuing on my fidget spinner adventure, it has seems that most ABS plastic ones are simple made too poorly for smooth spins, so I go with metal ones. The seller who sold me the blue one, has a newer and better one for a couple dollars […]
Quick Review: Compare between a $20 and $12 fidget spinner
I play with spinning things a lot, particularly working in an IT department, playing with things helps focus and think. Even when I am writing this blog, I fiddle with coins, pens or anything that my hands can grab a hold onto. I even programmed my Razer Ouroboros to allow me to spin the scroll […]
Quick Comparison & First Impression: Instant Pot IP-DUO60 vs IP-DUO Plus60
Instant Pot is a cult. You know it’s a cult when almost every user says nothing but good things about it and swears by it (look at Apple and Dyson ????). Just have a look at the Facebook group and you can see the user base is growing exponentially. Even on Amazon, it has a […]
Review: bObi Classic Robotic Vacuum by Bobsweep
Rating: ???????????????? Price: ???????? UPDATE: May 4, 2017. New video posted. This is my second robotic vacuum; the first one was a Roomba from many years ago and that was a disaster, this is the bObi Classic, made by a Canadian company BobSweep. Both are bump-and-run models. Rough estimate, I have gone through about 5-6 […]