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Author: Daniel Viglietti

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HomeKit Automations – Occupancy Light Sensor

1st December 2020 Daniel Viglietti 3910 Views 3 Comments

With the lack of HomeKit occupancy sensors, I found an automation that would use a motion sensor to act in

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Cygnett release new Smart Power Board and LED Strip for Australian Consumers

21st November 202021st November 2020 Daniel Viglietti 1992 Views 0 Comments australia, Cygnett, Homekit, Smart Home

You may remember my post from earlier this year where I reviewed the Cygnett Smart Starter Kit and explored how

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Best HomeKit Automation Ideas For You to Try

31st August 2020 Daniel Viglietti 21537 Views automations, door sensors, Motion Sensors

Once you start outfitting your house with HomeKit devices, you’ll realise the immense benefit that they hold to make your

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LiFX Announce New ‘LiFX Clean’ – World’s First Antibacterial Smart Bulb

29th August 202029th August 2020 Daniel Viglietti 7396 Views antibacterial, Homekit, LiFX

Buddy Technologies (the company behind LiFX) has just unveiled its newest smart light that will be released to Australia, New Zealand, the

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Flashing Light Alert with Shortcuts

17th July 2020 Daniel Viglietti 4612 Views automation, shortcuts, siri shortcuts

Smart lighting is great but what if we could take smart light bulbs even further by using them for more

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Creating a Motion Activated Night Light

13th July 2020 Daniel Viglietti 2178 Views automation, Homekit, LiFX, Light Strip, Motion Sensors, sensors

Waking up in the middle of the night in complete darkness is never easy. Especially if I need to find

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Using Eve Home to Create Condition-Based Automations

7th July 202014th September 2020 Daniel Viglietti 1445 Views Bluetooth, door sensors, Elgato Eve, Homekit, motion sensor

The Apple Home app can create some powerful automations for the Smart Home. Now that I’ve added Smart Door and

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