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Here’s a peek inside my home setup — the gear that runs daily life, keeps routines smooth, and occasionally makes the neighbors wonder if we’ve gone full sci-fi.

The brain of the whole operation.

Every lock, light, garage door, and random LED strip routes through Homey so automations actually work. Sunset lighting, smart charging, routines — it’s all seamless once it’s connected here.

Walk up, it unlocks. Walk away, it locks.

I can let in guests or cleaners from anywhere, and there’s still a physical key for backup (aka “wife approval”). It has jammed once or twice, but the convenience wins.

No more fumbling for remotes — I just ask Google, Siri, or Homey to open the garage when I pull in. One of those little upgrades that feels big.

There’s a HomePod Mini in my son’s room, Alexa in my daughter’s, a Google Nest in the house, and a Pixel Tablet that lives on its dock (so it’s always charged, unlike every iPad I’ve ever owned).

Kids play music, I get voice control. Win-win.

Permanent LEDs in the garden, under the steps, around the hot tub.

I can set red/green for Christmas, spooky for Halloween, or just let them run on automations. Aqara switches make it easy to shut everything off early if I want.

Dual and quad-button switches that don’t kill app control — they send signals instead.

So I can dim Hue bulbs, trigger automations, or just keep lights smart without anyone breaking the setup. Even have a giant T1 dome on the landing for dimming.

Rock-solid internet, wired access points across the house, and cameras that record locally to a server (no cloud, no privacy drama). The Ubiquiti doorbell ties right in too.

I’m also mid-upgrade to a 10-gig network with underground cabling because… why not.

Both hooked into Homey so they just do their thing automatically. No fiddling, no remotes, no “did anyone turn the AC on?” moments.

When I plug in my car, the system talks to the energy provider, finds the cheapest windows, and charges the house battery too.

We end up running the whole house on off-peak energy most days. Homey even texts me if the battery gets too low.

From lights syncing with sunset to TVs switching off at night, Homey handles hundreds of tiny routines in the background.

It’s the difference between “smart” being a gimmick and smart actually working.

💬 What’s the smartest (or silliest) smart gadget in your house? Share in the comments:

Some of the gadgets pulling their weight in my smart home:

This week’s episode covers Google’s Pixel 10 launch — a late-night twist, early creator uploads, and a whole new playbook for product reveals.

Inside this episode:

📺 Watch on YouTube | 🎧 Listen on Spotify | 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts

It’s a mix of lessons learned, behind-the-scenes slip-ups, and how we’re setting up the next phase of content + business.

Thinking of leaving iPhone? Next week I’ll show you how to switch to Android without the chaos.

I’ll be covering:

Plus: tips for avoiding the common mistakes most people make when they switch.

📅 See you Saturday.

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