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Review: Teckin Smart Plugs. Budget smart home with Amazon Alexa & Google Home support.

4th May 2019 By Gidon 5 Comments

Today I’m looking at some inexpensive smart plugs from Amazon, that enable you to use voice commands via Amazon Alexa or Google Home to control whatever’s plugged into them. So if I have a lamp plugged in, I can say “Alexa, turn on the lamp”. You can plug pretty much whatever you like into them. As well as lamps, I’ve got heaters, dehumidifiers and fans plugged into … [Read more...]

Could this be the best budget drone? Hubsan H507A X4 Star Pro review.

5th February 2018 By Gidon 3 Comments

https://youtu.be/kMJ5RfYtdyY Drones from big names like DJI start from around £450, or $450 for the Spark. This is a lot of money for something you may not end up using very much. At the other end of the market there are plenty of cheap drones which tend to be lacking a lot of the features that make the more expensive drones so tempting. The Hubsan X507A drone is around £70 … [Read more...]

How to control any Sonos speaker using voice (Alexa)

13th July 2017 By Gidon 4 Comments

**UPDATE 10/10/17: There is now a native Sonos Alexa skill - take a look at my more recent article.** Sonos announced some time ago a partnership with Amazon to enable Alexa support. This would allow voice control of your Sonos system via an Amazon Echo or Dot. It's almost a year later and there is still no support. But if you're getting tired of waiting, it's possible to … [Read more...]

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Gidon’s obsession with technology began at an early age with a BBC B Micro computer. After working for 12 years at British Telecom travelling around the world as a technology researcher he opened a technology retail store in Tavistock in Devon, selling the latest tech and offering IT services to residential and business customers. Read More…

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