Unusual Home Automation Ideas

Huge innovation from LinknLink on their e-remote in this one, and for £12 ANYONE can do these automations!

This video is sponsored by LinknLink, all opinions are my own.

If you're looking for some really cool Smart Home ideas that work with Amazon Alexa, or Home Assistant, or in fact Google Home, or Apple Homekit then the same principles apply for most of these, and almost all of them can be implemented VERY cheaply and in some cases entirely for free!

BUY THE PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

LINKNLINK E-REMOTE TV KIT:
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK E-REMOTE ON IT'S OWN
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK SENSOR KIT:
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK E-HUB:

LINKNLINK EMOTION PRESENCE SENSOR

LINKNLINK TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR

=============================
BUY ME A BEER
==============================

THE ULTIMATE SMART HOME LIST!
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

SWITCHBOT PRODUCTS

BUY A RASPBERRY PI HERE (TO HOST HOME ASSISTANT):

CONBEE STICK (ENABLES ZIGBEE DEVICES TO CONNECT TO HOME ASSISTANT):

OUTDOORLED STRIP (REQUIRES TUYA ZIGBEE HUB OR CONBEE STICK AND PI)

AQARA ZIGBEE MOTION SENSORS AND DOOR SENSORS (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT BULB E27 (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA BATTERY REMOTE LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

FLIC BUTTONS (SMART BLUETOOTH BUTTONS):

BROADLINK RM4 PRO (TO CONTROL INFRARED DEVICES SUCH AS TV & RF DEVICES SUCH AS PROJECTOR SCREENS)

ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):

REMOTE CONTROL CANDLES (INFRARED CAN BE CONTROLLED USING A BROADLINK RM4 PRO)

DECORATIVE BULBS FROM SHELLY

ZIGBEE SPOTLIGHTS & RGB REMOTE

ROBOROCK ROBOVACS

SOMA SMART BLIND MOTOR:

LOCK COVERS (MARRIAGE SAVERS)

4K HORIZON PRO PROJECTOR IN THE BEDROOM

AMAZON ECHO 4TH GENERATION:

ECHO SHOW 10

0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Smart Home Record Player Automation
1:50 - Products used in this video
2:19 - Contact Sensor Home Automation Ideas
5:28 - A Universal Remote For 2024!?
9:55 - Presence Sensor Home Automation Ideas

#review #alexa #googleassistant #googlehome #smarthome #smartgadgets #futuretech #technology #chatgpt #ai

[paulhibbert]

Happy Saturday everyone! Let me know your Smart Home ideas so I can steal them! 😉
BUY THE PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

LINKNLINK E-REMOTE TV KIT:
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK E-REMOTE ON IT'S OWN
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK SENSOR KIT:
DISCOUNT CODE: PAULEREMOTE

LINKNLINK E-HUB:

LINKNLINK EMOTION PRESENCE SENSOR

LINKNLINK TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR

[MANBUK]

Another thing to be aware of.. The Linknlink motion detector doesn't seem to be able to tell the difference between humans and animals. So, if you have cats, dogs or some large mutant species of rabbit, you might get false detections.

[misottovoce]

I enjoy watching your videos...because you are so funny and I learn so much about what is new 'out' there. I can't see how much would be useful for me personally, but it is mind boggeling what is available.

[thedarkknight]

Here, for you now, we have the eclectic sense of humour with the addition of smart home ideas, all created by the genius Paul Hibbert... Nice... 😏👌
😎🇬🇧

[LostInACookieJar]

Idea! I will use a vibration sensor on the toilet with a swotchbot to trigger the fragrance diffuser when I flush the toilet!

[TechRealityGlasgow]

get you and that Bidet! Surprised it’s not got an automated dry off and optional happy ending attachment on it :) - Another nice one Paul!

[truckerallikatuk]

I have a portable air conditioner, and have a contact/door sensor on the hose attachment. The automation for climate control checks whether the hose is attached to pick the mode it fires off.

[MrDingleberry]

Interesting remote solution. Did not know about that. Great stuff!

[DIYSmartHomeGuy]

I feel like the gauntlet for weird automations has been thrown down. I'll have to up my game (although I did automate my wife's piano). Entertaining, as always, my friend.

[tonysouthern]

Wait, you are using the cd input on your sound system for your turntable? What about the RIAA equalisation?

[emilsecker]

You’ve inspired me to get some new LED candles. I had some old ones but they weren’t IR, but they had an app

[Iisakki]

Can't believe the first thing in this video was the exact thing I've been thinking about doing on my record player 🤣 except I was planning on using a monitoring smarty plug, but that's way better as everything will be ready before I hit play!

Contact sensors really should be marketed as more than just door/window sensors. The unused potential is huge!

[JoshsSmartHome]

Great video! the Linknlink IR blaster seems like a steal at this price. I'm going to have to grab one and try it out!

[ThatsPety]

Fingers crossed for a future version with RF built in. Broadlink needs more competition!

[BothellPlaysMusic]

Paul goes out of his way not to trigger devices, then blatantly goes out of his way to trigger people

[MakeItWorkTech]

You have the best movie and show references haha 😂

[Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Excellent video paul. Loved the awesome jokes. Keep up the egg-cellent work!

[dannyvfilms]

I don’t know why, but I enjoyed She Who Should Not Be Named far more than Ashmexa, and felt compelled to say that. Good stuff today!

[PhillipHilton]

Paul if your HDMI ARC/CEC isn't working try a different HDMI cable. Even with minimal strain on the cable they can degrade over time.
USB-C lighting cables do the same and some devices are more sensitive than others to this degredation - I'm talking to you Rode Streamer X.

I had intermittent problems with my Sonos AMP and LG TV until I switched to newer but identical class of HDMI cable. After that no issues with my setup. Weirdly the 'degraded' cable worked fine with my Dell monitor's arc port which was odd...

[royshaft]

Ooh, the blaster .
That does seem like a genius box at a bargain price .