June 22nd, 2022 × #home automation#smart home#protocols#customization
Home Automation - A Look Ahead
An overview of home automation protocols, software options like Homebridge, how it leads to family buy-in, and the ways automation can improve upon analog problems.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
In this Tasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the current state of home automation, and the kinds of software and hardware they're using in their homes to automate their lives.
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Show Notes
- 00:11 Welcome
- Syntax Ep181 Automating Stuff
- 02:18 Protocols
- 07:35 Software
- Homebridge
- Hoobs
- Home Assistant
- 11:28 Using Homebridge
- 16:51 Home Assistant vs Homebridge
- 24:35 Home Assistant automations
- 27:26 Wyze cams
- 33:13 Sponsor: Sentry
- 34:31 Hardware
- Philips Hue
- Leviton
- Synology
- Node-RED
- Docker Wyze Bridge
- U-Tec
- 38:00 Bulbs
- 40:24 Buttons
- Lutron Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer Switch
- Flic Button
- 42:53 IR Blasters
- 45:57 Sensors
- 47:56 Motion sensors
- 52:05 Sponsor: Auth0
- 53:28 Switched switches
- 57:36 Sprinklers
- 58:54 NFC
- /r/Homeassistant
- Shelly
- 01:04:03 Sponsor: Freshbooks
- 01:05:01 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××
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- Wes: INKZALL
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