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Chris Young
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Welcome to my channel on all things Smart Home related. I look at products from the big three ( Apple, Amazon, Google ) smart home ecosystems as well as take a special interest in using smart tech with the aim of creating a healthier living space for my family. If that interest you, please consider subscribing.
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Using Smartlights to Enhance your Mindfulness or Breathwork Practice
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How To Make Light Effects in HomeKit! - CZcamswww.youtube.com › watch Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links which support the channel at no extra cost to you. Vocolinc L2 Color Light Bulb - geni.us/HKGVocolincL3 If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please conside...
Aqara TVoC Sensor with Apple Homekit: Is it a good buy for YOUR smart home?
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DISCLAIMER: One of the Aqara TVoC sensors used in this video was provided to me by Aqara for review purposes. No money exchanged hands, but it's important to me that you know where this stuff comes from in case you think it affects my opinion. LINKS BELOW MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS WHERE I MAY RECEIVED A SMALL BIT OF CASH IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY AFTER CLICKING THOSE LINKS. The Aqara TVoC sensor is the...
Smarter Bedroom for Better Sleep
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Should you buy the Aqara M2 Smarthome Hub for your Apple Homekit Home?
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* Aqara offered me this promo code for all of you which is good until June 15th, 2021 * Promo Code: M2HUBKOL1 Disclosure: The M2 Unit used in this video was provided to me as a review unit by Aqara. No funds exchanged hands and the opinion is my own. Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links whic...
Top Ten Apple Homekit WWDC 2021 Wish List
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WWDC2021 Wishlist - 10 things I want for HomeKit in iOS 15 Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links which support the channel at no extra cost to you. If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris 0:00 ...
Is the Smartmi P1 Purifier right for your Homekit Home?
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Notice: One of the products used in this video was provided to me free of charge as a review unit. You deserve to know where this stuff comes with. As always, my opinion is my own. Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links which support the channel at no extra cost to you. Smarmii Air Purifier ge...
Is Eve Energy with Thread the best Homekit Smart Plug in 2021?
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*Notice: The Eve Energy Smart plug used in this video was provided to me for review purposes from Eve Home. My opinion is my own. * Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links which support the channel at no extra cost to you. Eve Energy Gen3 w/ Thread - geni.us/HKGEveEnergyG3 Eve Weather w/ Thread...
Is the Meross LED strip right for YOUR Apple Homekit Home?
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Notice: Some Links below may be affiliate links which support the channel at no extra cost to you. Meross MSL320 LED Strip - geni.us/HKGMerossLED If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris 0:00 - Intro 0:33...
Eve Aqua Advanced Summer Watering Convert to Shortcut Apple Homekit Automations
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek Affiliate links below may result in my earning a small amount of money. If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris Eve Aqua Homekit Smart Sprinkler with Thread - geni.us/HKGAquathread 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Qu...
3 ways to better use Contact Sensors in your Apple Homekit Home
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Condensing Walk-in closet light automations based on a contact sensor into a single convert to shortcut Homekit automation 2:14 - Patio-door sm...
How to use Convert to Shortcuts and IFTTT to enable Smarter Notifications in your Apple Homekit Home
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop as a starting point www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris One of the common complaints about Apple's Homekit smarthome platform is that it's near impossible to customize your notifications. In this vid...
Simplifying AND Supercharging your Apple Homekit Smarthome with Convert to Shortcut Automations
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop as a starting point www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris In this video, we're going to look at automations, triggers, and walk you through evolving your automations from a simple motion sensor trigger...
Building your Modular Home Theatre with Sonos and Hue Sync
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com shop as a starting point as it really does help to support me in continuing to create new content. www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris Sonos Rears Guidelines: support.sonos.com/s/article/4807?language=en_...
Vocolinc MistFlow Humidifier with Apple Homekit
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Follow me @homekitgeek on twitter and instagram www.homekitgeek blog homekitgeek If you're interested in adding some new devices to your smarthome, please consider using my Amazon.com show as a starting point [affiliate links] www.amazon.com/shop/netmanchris Vocolinc MistFlow Humidifier geni.us/HKGMistflow It's cold in Canada and my central heating has been slowly turning my home i...
Smarthome Planning and Projects [2021Edition]
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Smarthome Planning and Projects [2021Edition]
WHY Local Control in your Smart Home Matters!
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WHY Local Control in your Smart Home Matters!
Rio Arc Electric Heater with Apple Homekit NA Edition
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Rio Arc Electric Heater with Apple Homekit NA Edition
Smart Candles with Switchbot Hub Mini and Apple Siri Shortcuts
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Smart Candles with Switchbot Hub Mini and Apple Siri Shortcuts
Connecting your Vocolinc SmartDevices to GoogleHome
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Connecting your Vocolinc SmartDevices to GoogleHome
Yeelight Staria Standing Lamp with Apple Homekit Review
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Yeelight Staria Standing Lamp with Apple Homekit Review
HomePod Mini or IKEA Symfonisk: Which 100$ Speaker is Right for Your Apple Homekit Home
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HomePod Mini or IKEA Symfonisk: Which 100$ Speaker is Right for Your Apple Homekit Home
Adaptive Lighting in HomeKit: how it REALLY works
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Adaptive Lighting in HomeKit: how it REALLY works
EightSleep Pod Pro Sleep Fitness System Review
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EightSleep Pod Pro Sleep Fitness System Review
Villa Neri Pathway Lights with Apple Homekit
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Villa Neri Pathway Lights with Apple Homekit
Yeelight Bedside Lamp with Apple Homekit
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Yeelight Bedside Lamp with Apple Homekit
Smarthome Toilet Training for Adults with Apple HomeKit
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Smarthome Toilet Training for Adults with Apple HomeKit
Eufy 2K Pan Tilt Smart Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
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Eufy 2K Pan Tilt Smart Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
Eufy 2K Indoor Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
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Eufy 2K Indoor Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
Logitech Circle View Smart Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
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Logitech Circle View Smart Camera with Apple Homekit Secure Video
I'm trying to figure out how I can take a USB from a computer, run it through an Ethernet CAT6 cable to another location and then turn it back into a USB connection...
I got mine today and it was a fair amount of play between the two parts is that normal?
awesome information bro..warm regards from Indonesia
This was super helpful! I bought the Atem w/Car & Desk accessories 4 years ago when I learned I was exposed to biotoxins (i.e. molds, actinomycetes, endotoxins) and was highly sensitive. This was a lifesaver and the easy portabiilty was great as I had to move to different locations. I came looking for a video like this since I learned my home again has biotoxins causing illness (CIRS) for me and family members and wanted to use the Atem again in my car. As I am moving items in my car to the garage at the clean home (for proper wipe down before allowing them in my clean home), I realized that I want to ensure these organisms aren't in the air in my car. I am missing the plug and wasn't sure if the straps were intact. Your video was more helpful than the resources on IQAir's website to show me exactly what I need to get this working again. Thank you!!! And I love IQAir. Have multiple of their large HealthProPlus units.
Can you connect the driver to the remote without using a hub from ikea? I just want to dim the lights from my billy bookcase. But I don't want to buy an ikea hub.
Thanks for posting. It would be helpful to show where you mounted the sensor
How's battery after five years now?
How can I get the app
Chris love your vids How do you Reset Logi circle 2 once on apple secure video so can give to some one else and they can use on there Apple home kit? Does it need to redone firmware from logi to re connect with app can it be just re connected to apple home kit and help would be nice.
Does it have timer?
hi is possible to send me ipa app koogeek home or life because i have l3 lockfing and i cant configure cause in Spain appstore dont work thanks and sorry for my english...
Hi Chris, Please help, How to add Aqara China version accessories to existing Europe aqara working system? The working Europe aqara system contain lamps, Aqara Hub m2, Aqara Sensor FP2, Aqara Mini-Switches, Temp sensors, Lamps +++, The China version accessories I need to add are: Aqara Smart LED Bulb T1, wall switches, Aqara Smart Ceiling Light L1 -350 . Thank you very much
Thanks for the video. How long did these last for you.
Where do you find the vocolinc app? I cant find it in the google play store
My twinkly lights say device is unresponsive or service is unresponsive
Only on Alexa not twinkly light app
The IKEA DIRIGERA - Google Home integration is EXCEEDINGLY buggy. It no longer works using Android 14 and IKEA Home App version 1,17.0. The app freezes when attempting to connect and users see a black screen.
Thank you for clearing up that you must be in EUFY app to activate / connect to HOMEKIT. This was missing for me. I have found that it is worth a double check with other apps and smart home devices to confirm their relationships with each other if necessary.
I didn't see the most important question. What does it cost to operate?
Good review! App works on the Apple M1 Mini-mac and there is a skill for Alexa, but Alexa always returns "I don't understand" or "I'm not sure". Just tested the latter again. The Alexa skill does not provide actionable device data.
Wow, you explained it very well. Very helpful. Finally, its working!!
Where are you getting the “My Home?” Is that an IKEA app? Or a generic app?
I just received one. However I noticed when the Luft Duo is on high (blue light), there is very little air flow from the top. Is this normal?
Cuz the third time I tried to leave for simple comment and say that you did a really good job on your video everybody and I hope that your channel is really well you won't have overlap so I'm not going to subscribe but keep up the good work I hope that you have a wonderful CZcamsr career your partner working hopefully it won't click cancel otherwise I have three comments in a row here in either case great review
Can you set these up to turn on and off with an Apple TV without using a Sync box?
Is this bright enough?
Can I set up for garage doors?
Hello, Quick question i have this camara and when im not in my home, i cant paly camara with my celular data or connected in to another wifi connection, only works on the Eufy app. Do you know why happen this?
Is the Battery and Travel Kit included? If not, where do I purchase those items?
Why does mine work so terribly regarding particle counts?? I can literally place it on top of the dog beds where there is visible dust accumulation, dog comes and lay there (Great Dane and Doberman in same place who wrestle in the DIRT covered back yard) and even though I place it on continuous monitor from the advanced menu, it still says ZERO particles!!! I literally have to blast AC air into the hole of it for it to start registering any kind of higher particle counts. So if you want to measure particles to prove to your husband we need more filters and that we need to fix the terrible backyard made of dirt (replace with fake grass or SOMETHING) then this device will only prove there is NO problem at all when the accumulation of dirt and dust in a matter of 2 days after dusting and then you see pure brown dirt particles on your rag, then maybe buy this unit to prove there is no dirt or dust problem in your home (ignorance is bliss, right?)! This device only works to measure CO2 and maybe temp but NOT particles at all (which was why I spent 300 wasted dollars on it to begin with!!! 🤦🏻)!
But the new room/switch did not appear in HomeKit.
Thank you for reviewing this health device! All the important consumer questions are there.
Not working. You should make a new video. Thanks
wondering the same thing and if there is an altenrative
So if the internet goes down and doesn't come back up, you're not going to be able to reboot...
I recently purchased two Echo Studio's and a Subwoofer. The audio is nice (i.e., bass, mid range and treble) when playing music from Amazon Music; however, whenever, I play movies, the volume is too low. I can hear the sound all around me; however, I wish it was louder. I feel like I’ve tried everything such as: • While in Home Theater mode, the only audio setting available is Dolby Digital Plus. The PCM and Dolby Digital options are greyed out. • Under Devices of the Alexa app, I selected the Echo Studio and confirmed all three speakers are paired. I increased the volume to the max setting. • Under audio settings on my Fire TV Cube, I toggled both the Volume Leveller and Dialogue Enhancer on and off. • Under audio settings In the Alexa app, I toggled the “spatial audio” on and off. • I restarted my Fire TV Cube (even unplugging it) Have anyone else experienced low volume using the Alexa Home Theater? Is so, any suggestions on how to fix the issue? Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Now I understand how my Mother feels when I help her with her phone. She doesn’t understand how i created these miracles.
What a crap video You did not even show us how to set it up with Apple home
These are great tips.thanks!
I have an oil hurricane lamp I converted to electric with a candelabra socket, this would be perfect in that. Can make it look like a flame or a lava lamp. I have Philips Hue lights in most lamps, but these are a lot cheaper and I don't need all the advanced features of Hue in every light.
No longer a fan, frequent replacing battery kills it for me.
3 years later and still does not work. Thanks apple amazing work
Hi. I have the wardrobe ikea lights with sensors but with no doors on the wardrobe so sadly the light sensor doesn't work as I now know it's to do with light and not motion. If I buy the smart motion sensor will this then work?? Please help this is driving me crazy 😢😂
I know that this vid was 2yrs ago but i just wondering what u mentioned here that after a while it became inaccessible via home app meaning that ios wont tolerate the 3rd party bulbs or the cheap smart accessories?what a shame im about to purchase this bulb online just for my homekit settings😔
I wish you’d do a video about how to connect it all together. I have a similar set up, but just acquired the Sonos arc… Can’t seem to get the connections right… Had previously had it hooked up to a Marantz receiver, and it worked beautifully with the hue sync box and lights. I’m also an apple person, so I was trying to run my Apple TV an Xbox through the sync box.. So would love to see a video of how you hooked all that stuff up together…
Apparently the temp control is not accurate and would be good to see water level on kettle. It's a NO from me
Great video! But sadly, this integration is no longer supported in HA.
Any alternative atm?
@@gowri9324 wondering the same
Is there a way to connect a sonos beam + a philips hue syncbox to a tv that only has one hdmi arc input? Thank you
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Thanks a LOT!
Very informative. Thanks so much.
How good is it to use essential oils with it? Because vocolinc did specify to use water soluble essential oils which most of them being sold on the net (Amazon etc) aren't water soluble. Does it damage the device to use the regular essential oils?