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Responding to FullBore and the NEW Podcast

The forums are still broken, and everyone is frustrated (especially me). FullBore requested an update about the current situation with regard to the forums, so......

Not the end, just the beginning

Hi everyone, my name’s Marty and I’m new here. I was originally planning to have the website and forums running smoothly before introducing myself, but......

Not The End…

This blog started in September 1996. 27 years on, the time has come to make a change. Almost 3 decades after I began my home......

FlexiSpot Ergonomic Chair

Back in the summer we added the Comhar Standing Desk to the Automated Home. Now FlexiSpot have sent over their new BS11 PRO Ergonomic Chair......

Comhar Wooden Top Standing Desk

Sitting is the new smoking apparently so we were intrigued when FlexiSpot offered to send us their EW8M Comhar Standing Desk to try in the......

Video: Matter Network Transport  Explained

This new video from the Connectivity Standards Alliance gives a good overview of the new Smart Home Standard, Matter…...

Tesla Model Y – A UK Owners Review

After nearly two and a half years of ownership, I sold my Model 3 last Autumn, taking advantage of the incredibly strong used prices. The......

Review: BenQ GV30 – A Neat Portable Projector

With our student getting ready to return home it was time to setup the den upstairs. The timing couldn’t have been better because BenQ got......

Will Matter Bring Smart Home Unity in 2022?

I’ve referred back to this post about a Smart Home Utopia many times since I wrote it 14 years ago. In the intervening years, there......

Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2021

The Automated Home Blog started life in 1996, so 2021 saw it reach its 25th Anniversary. The top 20 most popular posts from the past......