In this video, smart home enthusiast Terry White takes us on a tour of his latest smart home additions and products that didn't make the cut. See his new favorites and products that have been booted from his smart home.
If you'd like to see the first tour, it's here:   • 23 Products that Make Up My Ultimate ...  

Here’s the blog post with all the stuff I use and stuff that wasn’t in the video: https://terrywhite.com/my-2023-smart-...

Here are the products mentioned in the video:

Network Router and WiFi Access Points
Unifi Dream Machine SE: https://store.ui.com/collections/unif...
Unifi U6 Enterprise Access Point: https://store.ui.com/collections/unif...
Unifi U6 Long Range Access Point: https://store.ui.com/collections/unif...
Here's a deeper dive on my Network Upgrade: https://terrywhite.com/how-i-solved-m...

Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Synology DS 1522+ https://amzn.to/42PRC9L
Here's a deeper dive on my Synology upgrade: https://terrywhite.com/how-to-store-a...

Lutron Caséta Light Switches
Starter kit (includes the bridge and a Pico remote):
https://amzn.to/46dOhUM
Lutron Caseta Diva Dimmer Switch https://amzn.to/463cIEm
Lutron Caseta Claro Switch https://amzn.to/3qLyY5v
Ceiling Fan switches with speed control: https://amzn.to/3fArOaP
Lamp modules: https://amzn.to/3o7kVSE
Motion/Occupancy Sensors: https://amzn.to/3exIkcu

Hue Lights for Color
Hue Light bulbs for my floor lamps (starter kit includes the hub): https://amzn.to/3fc9vca
Hue Light bulb 2 pack: https://amzn.to/2IZEKLv
Hue Light strips behind my TVs: https://amzn.to/3ya2ilE
Hue Light strip extension to make them longer: https://amzn.to/3y8Hpac
Hue Play Bar accent lights: https://amzn.to/2J6Cemd
Hue Go (portable battery-operated) accent lights: https://amzn.to/3l2pcUd
Hue Gradient Light Strip in the bathroom https://amzn.to/3ejuhtS

Motion, Occupancy, and Presence Sensors
Hue Motion for controlling the Hue lights https://amzn.to/3SKCVR4
Hue Outdoor Motion https://amzn.to/3SSnmH6
Lutron’s Motion/Occupancy Sensor
https://amzn.to/3SZaY7U
Aqara FP2 Presence Sensor https://amzn.to/3peuWSI

Security Cameras and NVR
Unifi Protect: https://store.ui.com/us/en?category=a...

Smart Door Locks
Schlage Encode Plus Locks for my Front/Back/Garage Entry Doors: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Schlage/5013...

Smart Thermostats
There is no better thermostat than the one from Ecobee:
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium: https://amzn.to/3Mk1bXJ
Additional room sensors: https://amzn.to/3fsTC1d

Smart Plugs
Eve Energy Smart Plug with Matter (monitors energy and has Thread support.: https://amzn.to/3ytA6fc
Hue Smart Plug - great to put in places where you also need to make your Hue wireless network stronger. https://amzn.to/3rH9IKX
Outdoor Smart Plug - Great for outdoor lights and holiday decorations. Lutron Caséta Outdoor Plug: https://amzn.to/2QdP85V

Alarm System
Ring Alarm with 8 door/window sensors, 5 motion detectors, smoke/CO2 listener, 2 keypads, 6 glass break sensors, and 1 panic button
I love Ring because it works, and you pay $100/year to cover the monitoring and an unlimited number of cameras
8-piece starter kit: https://amzn.to/3q0UmyJ
You can buy anything else you need (ie. Sensors, cameras, etc.) À la carte and add them at any time.
Ring Outdoor Contact Sensor: https://amzn.to/3PmYGYj

Robot Vacuums
One upstairs and one downstairs. While these are not part of my HomeKit home, they work fine with built-in scheduling and Google Home and Alexa voice commands. I would say Google has the best Roomba implementation:
Downstairs: Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop - https://amzn.to/3rEJ7OK
Upstairs: iRobot Roomba i7+ self-emptying, wifi connected, smart mapping robot vacuum: https://amzn.to/2RcURJD

Smart Shades
Smart Shades by Serena and Smart Wood Blinds by Serena: For the master bathroom, I have one custom wood blind that works natively with my Lutron Caséta hub and therefore is automated out of the box. https://serenashades.com

Smart Garage Door Opener
Meross MSG200HK https://amzn.to/3NcQGGH

Air Purifiers
I waited for the Air Versa to ship because it not only had HomeKit support, but it connects via Thread.
https://amzn.to/3fWkeeL

Starling Hub for Google/Nest Devices
https://starlinghome.io

Enphase Solar and Storage
https://estimator.enphase.com/lead?re...

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