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The Ultimate Guide to the Smart Home in 2025! – SMART HOME EP 6

Whether you want to get into a smart home or want to improve the smart home system at home, today’s article covers everything from how to start building a smart home to how to improve your existing smart home, all shared with you without any secret! Let’s get started! 2 Important Principles for Building a Smart Home When many people think about smart homes, they quickly start to worry about which system to choose, how to handle network connections, which devices to buy, and what scenarios and automation to implement. Based on my use of smart homes, The family has 2 years of experience. Before making all preparations, clearly understand the 2 principles, which will help the whole...

HomeKit Bridge gives you more choices for your smart home – Home Assistant step-by-step tutorial EP 5

When it comes to smart home, it is inevitable to mention Homekit, the smart home ecosystem developed by Apple. However, although Homekit is powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious. If you want to use Homekit as the core of your smart home but feel that the device is too expensive, or your favorite device is If you happen to not support Homekit, then HomeKit Bridge is your antidote! let's go! What is "HomeKit Bridge"? HomeKit Br...

The difference between automation control (Automation) and situation control (Scene). Why is automation control the last mile of smart homes? Give you two use cases of Dankeju – Smart Home EP 3

In Smart Home EP 1, there are three major milestones of smart home mentioned. The last milestone is "Automation". So what is the difference between "automation" and "situational" control? Why is "automation" the ultimate goal of smart homes? Let’s first understand what “Scene” is. Scene is a method of linking multiple devices. It is called “scene” in some places. Different settings can be set to meet different family needs...

A picture will help you understand the relationship between smart home devices and central systems. What is the gateway? When is a gateway needed? Taking Zigbee and WiFi devices as an example – Smart Home EP 2

Getting into smart home, but still confused about the difference between gateway and central system? After reading this article, you will have a clear understanding of the essential elements of a smart home and will no longer waste money!

What does Dankeju’s smart home system look like? – Smart Home Smart Home EP 0

Starting with the end in mind, let me first introduce our current smart home (Smart Home) configuration so that everyone can have a concept and imagination. In the future, I will introduce step by step how I got to where I am now.

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SwitchBot launches Roller Shade, an adjustable smart roller blind. No more worries about size!

SwitchBot recently (2025/03/01) officially launched a new adjustable smart roller blind, which is said to be the world's first smart roller blind whose size can be adjusted after purchase. This innovative design eliminates the need for consumers to accurately measure window dimensions before purchase. Instead, consumers can adjust the dimensions based on actual needs after purchase, improving installation convenience and applicability. This design greatly reduces the difficulty of traditional customized smart roller blinds, allowing more consumers to easily upgrade their smart home devices.