I have in front of me the new TX Ultimate Smart Touch Wall Switch from Sonoff as well as the equally impressive dark replacement cover. This recent trend worries me a little, the packaging on this wallswitch is just stunning – but are we paying for the aesthetics – Sonoff…
Month: June 2023
This morning’s mail – the ReoLink 4K DUO + Floodlight Camera
I’m referring of course to the Reolink Duo (2 lenses for ultra-wide-angle monitoring) Floodlight WiFi outdoor security camera that came in a large box for me this morning – just in time for more storms. Over the years I’ve said a lot of nice things about Imou cameras and my…
June Tech Goodness from Shelly
I LOVE getting stuff from Shelly (Alterco Robotics of Bulgaria) – my all-time favourite is their WiFi “Shelly Button 1” which sits on my desk and turns my office lights on and off if I don’t have the phone handy. So, today I received a new Shelly Blu Button1 and…
More Sonoff Zigbee Goodness
Around christmas 2022 I did a writeup on some new Sonoff equipment including the brand new NSPanel Pro WHITE. See Mini Extreme June 2023 Update at the end. Then I received two more Sonoff products (new to me at least) -the Sonoff ZBMINI Extreme (ZBMINIL2) and a very large Sonoff…
FriendlyElec NanoPi R6S Combo SBC
FriendlyElec just sent me their latest SBC – strangely I’m currently working on the R5S with FriendlyWrt (OpenWrt) and struggling a little with our brilliant idea of converting one LAN port into a second WAN port – worked for 2 weeks then stopped – my friend Antonio and I have…
Reolink WiFi Video Doorbell – It’s a winner!
On opening the box for my new Reolink WiFi Video Doorbell (they have POE and WIFI versions – mine is WiFi but it seems to have an Ethernet connector so they may be one and the same thing) I noted the doorbell and chime along with multi-language instruction manuals for…
Switchbot Outdoor Spotlight Cam and Solar Panel
I’m finding the brand new Switchbot Outdoor Spotlight Camera to be quite exciting. I have a pair of them with separately supplied solar panels. Elsewhere on the web you may see reviews of these cameras sitting in the sun – well, for now this one will be the stormy-season review.…
New Sonoff SNZB-01P, SNZB-02P T/H Sensors + MiniR4M
You could well be thinking at this point “What’s he on about? Surely these aren’t new sensors, Sonoff have had the SNZB-01 Button and 02 Temperature/Humidity Sensor for ages?”. The MiniR4M is a development of the MiniR4 I covered here (not entirely sure why they didn’t simply upgrade the MiniR4…
New Goodies from SwitchBot – Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer
I’ve recently grabbed a couple of these new sensors from Switchbot and they come complete with two AAA batteries pre-fitted. The back comes off easily for replacement, no tools required. Model is W3400010. Don’t ask why the box is so dirty – no idea. Once set up in the Switchbot…