No doubt I’m not the only one, despite being a long-term Sonoff BASIC user, who’s noticed that AliExpress and Temu have what look like cheap Sonoff knock-offs running as low on Temu as €2.00 on special offer and not much more on AlieExpress. Good deal? Well, for the sake of…
Month: November 2023
Rechargeable Hoofun Air Duster from Amazon
No, not an ad, not expected to write about – my last air duster simply stopped working yesterday and so I had to urgently buy another – couldn’t clean out the vacuum without one and by this morning the filter was caked. Which vacuum – this one. Which old blower?…
ChatGPT BooBoos (guest appearance from Bard)
A pal of mine just messaged me to say he’d asked ChatGPT to write a script to check network drives for space and usage – and it worked. Brilliant I thought – so off I went to ask ChatGPT to write a python script to check for loss of Internet…
Sonoff iPlug S60TPG UK Smart Plug
Officially launched November 11, 2023, iTEAD (Sonoff) recently sent this UK-fitting smartplug to me. Looking quickly through the specification, it of course works with Google Home and Alexa. The reference to “Type G” will be for the UK, I’ve no doubt they’ll have EU and USA versions. On the side…
Tuya Smart Knob from AliExpress
I’m not convinced. Here it is… my new Tuya Smart Knob from AliExpress. No doubt about it, the device LOOKS good. Press, rotate, press and rotate, long press etc. This handy “Zigbee + Bluetooth low energy” multifunction button looks wonderful at first glance and is supported by Zigbee2MQTT. Installation was…