Home Assistant

When Smart Bulbs Aren’t: Fixing Adaptive Lighting After a Physical Switch-Off

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Here is a thing nobody tells you when you install smart bulbs: the moment someone flips the physical wall switch off, your entire carefully-configured Adaptive Lighting setup quietly falls apart. Not loudly. Not with an error. It just stops adapting. Silently. And you won’t notice until you walk into the lounge the following morning and … Read more

The IKEA BILRESA Matter Remote: A Masterclass in Poor Design

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IKEA has long been celebrated for making smart home technology accessible and affordable. So when they released the BILRESA remote control – a sleek, scroll-wheel Matter device – I was genuinely excited. After spending time with it, however, I’ve come to a frustrating conclusion: this is one of the most poorly thought-out smart home remotes … Read more