Smart Home Tech That ACTUALLY Improved My Life

Timestamps:
00:00 - Turning dumb into smart
01:43 - Your air is (potentially) hurting you
03:08 - Comfort
05:42 - Security
06:33 - Network
07:28 - Home Assistant/Homekit
09:12 - Diminishing returns

Devices featured:

iRobot - Mine is not even for sale anymore

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[volcolby]

Very true words about the balance of time put into smart home things versus the convenience we get out of them. Appreciated the video.

[sls]

Excellent suggestions here. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.

[vijaysrinivasan]

Automation is all about spending that upfront energy/ cost/ time so you can save collective seconds/ minutes/ hours down the line.

[radkomuda]

Lights are one of the first but unfortunately - not always a huge QOL improvement. I started with automating central heating and room heaters to SOLVE real-life issues like the heating bill. Secondly, got a smart socket to automate electric heater in the second bathroom but the biggest game changer for me was... learning that Alexa has a "wait" function built in so with a "shower time" command I can have Alexa not only run the small bathroom heater but also have it wait for 45 minutes and switch it off after that. Same with a quick cooling automation with the AC. If I were to talk about next upgrades - probably the blinds. Lights? Not so much.

[cocinaquemola]

For the vacuum, we have a roborock, and I love it to death, highly recommend that brand :)

[imgeffrey]

That RM4C Mini app not respecting the iOS UI 'safe areas' hurt me on a deeper level. 😆

[Pykenike]

Narwal freo z is the best robot vacuum. Especially since you never ever have to rescue it.

[NickGilham]

For me, the most useful items I have bought are Hue lights and then pairing them with Aqara buttons. I've tried to do more with fans, AC and space heaters, but HomeKit compatibility can be a challenge.

[pjohnson]

sounds good to me is the only audio quality judgement one needs. :-)

[Gagagou]

What platform (HomeBridge, HomeAssistant, or other) did you úse to expose your AC using the broadlink device into HomeKit?

[stmoritz]

I must have missed it but I don't recall hearing how you automated your garage door opener.

[tomsop]

Hi Sergio - the IR blaster you featured you showed what appears to have a homekit integration. Yet, when I read the description of the product there is no mention of homekit so I am assuming you had to use homebridge or homeassistant - to get it into Apple Home. Am I correct - if so can you point me to which plug in you need for that? Thank you.

[PassportPowell]

For the robot get the eufy s1 pro or the switchbot s10

[PerringtonBear]

considering you already have eufy cameras i would say the eufy x10 omni would be a good vac

[JonathanWuurman]

Thank you Sergio Christmas budget burned thanks to you 😂 any other suggestion for co2 that one was a bit too spicy in budget

[tomicaa]

Is there a way to make philips / delonghi coffee maker a part of my smart home?
Some way to program it to start making coffee automatically on for instance 8:00 am time.

The machine itself has no software or no remote control..

[lelopn]

Hi Sergio. Esses dois apps que você mencionou estão disponíveis no Brasil? Não consegui achá-los. Você poderia me envie os links. Muito obrigado.

[TechnoFrogable]

Great video, thanks! Dreame L20 robot vacuum has been on my wishlist for a while now, great quality for a mid range price 🧹

[wjpibjk]

Best bang for your buck on robo vac/mop is the ecovac T30s.

[ShockerTopper]

15 years is "ancient" to you?? Jesus, you make me feel old kid. I'm 3 times older than your AC, thanks kid for making me feel like I'm basically in the grave.