What smart gadgets do you have in your home?

Halcyon · 15-07-2022, 10:19

I'm always looking at ways to make my home smarter.
What gadgets or devices do you have in your homes?

I have:

- Wifi Thermostat on my 465 Litre Fish Tank.
I have some expensive fish so keeping the water heated at the right temperature is crucial. This device keeps the temperature constant and alerts me to my phone in the event the heater malfunctions or goes out of the set boundaries. It can also start a cooling device if temperture gets too hot.

- Sonos Speakers.
I've put them in the corners of the room and find the sound quality great.
I can easily stream music from laptops or phones to around the house.

- Meross Smart plugs
Got a few of these setup to turn lights on.

- Security Cameras that send notifications to my phone.

Jaymoss · 15-07-2022, 10:26

Ring doorbell and floodlight Cam
Echo Show 5 and 8
Old Echo 2nd Gen and 2nd Gen Dot
Google Home hub Max
Numerous bulbs and plugs

**Chris** · 15-07-2022, 10:44

There’s an Echo device in every room except the bathrooms and hue bulbs in every bedroom plus one lamp in the lounge. I may add a video doorbell at some point.

Halcyon · 15-07-2022, 11:36

I've ended up creating a locked down isolated network for any smart / IOT devices just to keep them away from my private network.

mrmistoffelees · 15-07-2022, 13:54

Eufy cameras, 2k dual camera doorbell & floodlight pro
Hive heating & bulbs pretty much everywhere
Eufy x8 hybrid robo vac
LG TV’s
LG washer dryer
Smart plugs pretty much everywhere
Bathroom Mirrors
Garage door control
(All above controlled or controllable by alexa)
Various alexa devices in most rooms

Ken W · 15-07-2022, 13:58

Only a smartphone

heero_yuy · 15-07-2022, 14:15

8 year old Sony smart TV and a Samsung A12 smart phone.

daveeb · 15-07-2022, 14:34

4 smart TV's of varying smartness
Couple of semi smart dvd players and an hd recorder

Plethora of phones

Nest thermostat
Blink cctv
Eufy cctv
Google home mini

ianch99 · 15-07-2022, 14:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I've ended up creating a locked down isolated network for any smart / IOT devices just to keep them away from my private network.

Do you have two WiFi networks connecting via a smart switch into a pfsense-style router? Just wondering ...

Halcyon · 15-07-2022, 15:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianch99

Do you have two WiFi networks connecting via a smart switch into a pfsense-style router? Just wondering ...

Currently got a Ubiquiti Edge router (Approx £50) and set it up according to this guide.
https://github.com/mjp66/Ubiquiti/bl...%20Network.pdf

This has let me create several networks on each port that are completly isolated from each other or / can only talk one way.

**Paul** · 15-07-2022, 15:35

Hive [WiFi] Heating.
Smart Bulbs in several rooms.
Multiple smart plugs (controlling fans, heaters, TV boxes etc).

and these days, I [finally] now have a small Smartphone (Samsung, Android).

ianch99 · 15-07-2022, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Currently got a Ubiquiti Edge router (Approx £50) and set it up according to this guide.
https://github.com/mjp66/Ubiquiti/bl...%20Network.pdf

This has let me create several networks on each port that are completly isolated from each other or / can only talk one way.

Very nice ..

JMcB · 15-07-2022, 17:00

All my wireless smart devices are on my VM guest network. My thinking is it's an extra level of security to my internal network
3 4k TVs have Comcast's connected or built-in.
All lights in the house bar the hall have Sonoff connected to Google Home.
Reolink cams around the house & back garden
Any item that's plugged into a wall socket, have TCP smart plugs again connected to Google home.
Some things are still not connected , but wishing for upgrades, like washing machine, kettle and toaster