“What’s an Apple Home Hub?” We’re asked this quite regularly, usually by clients confused by the many devices being branded as “hubs”. An Apple Home Hub acts as a central “control server” for other HomeKit devices, and gives you remote access over them. It’s also the unit running your automations and other smart home processes … Read more
Product update: The original Aqara G2H camera has been discontinued. Its successor is the Aqara Camera Hub G2H Pro. We have kept this article for owners of the original G2H. In our conversations with hundreds of customers, we’ve found that many, many people already have Xiaomi cameras at home. This isn’t surprising – we ourselves … Read more
Smart Home – The Shaughnessy, Miltonia Close, Singapore Landed 4-Storey + Basement | Yishun, Singapore | 2 Adults, 2 Kids Our clients were renovating their new home in Yishun, a huge landed terraced house with a basement carpark and a roof garden. As smart home technology enthusiasts, they came to us looking for smart home … Read more
With the holidays here, and Christmas right around the corner, we’ve been seeing many clients buying products from us as gifts for their friends and loved ones. However, as a smart home company with products that have to work as an integrated whole, not every products we carry is suitable as a gift. It’s no … Read more
Smart Home – Hougang Avenue 6, Singapore 4 Room HDB Flat | Hougang, Singapore | 2 Adults, 1 Cat This was an interesting project because the homeowner was already using smart switches. Our client had been using Broadlink eTouch smart switches for the last three years, but decided to change to our Aqara smart switches … Read more
Smart Home – Cote d’Azur, Marine Parade Singapore Three Bedroom Condominium | Marine Parade, Singapore | 3 Adults This project consisted of several smart switches controlling lights, and sensors to automate them. The owners also wanted to have a home monitoring camera. This particular light switch has two gangs – one for the common bathroom, … Read more
The Aqara Wireless Mini Switch is one of our favourite gadgets. It’s small, cute, and so versatile. There’s so much you can do with it, and it’s nice to look at, hold in your hand, and press. It looks great on a table, stuck on a wall, or simply chucked amongst your magazines on a … Read more
One of the simplest, yet most impactful benefits of smart homes is the ability to create scenes. What are scenes? They are, basically, a preconfigured set of commands to be sent to your smart home upon a trigger. For example, a Movie Night scene would turn off the bright lights, and leave the softer, ambient … Read more
One of the nifty ways of Apple Home and Siri integration is the possibility of handsfree viewing of Apple HomeKit Secure Video cameras! In this video in our Instagram post, we use Siri to stream the footage of the Aqara G2H Camera in our meeting room. This camera is in our factory at Gul Street, … Read more
Product update: The original Aqara G2H camera has been discontinued. Its successor is the Aqara Camera Hub G2H Pro. We have kept this article for owners of the original G2H. The Aqara G2H is a versatile camera that has broad compatibility, all built in a small package. With its full support for Apple HomeKit Secure … Read more