0
2 Min.
To make your smart home even more accessible, Apple offers the option to invite people to control smart devices straight from the Home app. If you live with family or friends, having others use your iCloud account to control the lights, thermostats, and even coffee maker is an extremely easy thing. We show you how to do this in this quick tutorial.
0
3 Min.
Did you know that you can create your own Alexa commands that come with custom responses? This is the perfect opportunity to make an Alexa fan happy. Or perhaps you would like to customize your smart home and add your own replies. Thanks to our coffee break today, you’ll only need five minutes to learn how Alexa’s Skill Blueprints work!
1
2 Min.
Your name is a little unusual and pronounced incorrectly by Amazon’s Alexa? If that’s the case, then you can easily correct your name’s pronunciation in the Alexa app. You can choose from several options or define the separators and accents in your name yourself. NextPit shows you how this works!
0
8 Min.
The Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1 roller shutter motor can be retrofitted in a matter of minutes, making existing roller shutters with pull chains a whole lot smarter. We reviewed the gadget, which costs around €60. Do take note that it is not available officially in the US.
0
2 Min.
If you’re the kind of person who loves smart routines, using the Home app’s Scenes feature can be a great way to controle multiple accessories at the same time. In this tutorial, we show you how simple it is to create scenes in the Home app and automate actions from voice commands as basic as “Good morning” and “Good evening”.
1
2 Min.
The record summer temperatures have also arrived at the NextPit office—despite super-cool employees and ice-cold drinks in the editorial fridge. So I searched the Internet for tips on how to build your own air conditioner and came up with a “life” hack. After all, a towel, a fan and a conventional faucet can probably be found in every household. Let’s give it a try!
2
10 Min.
The Bluetti EB55 power station promises a long service life thanks to its LiFePO4 battery. Combine the 537 Wh power station with the 200-watt SP200 solar panel, you can be independent of the power grid in the long run – #Vanlife. We tested the power station equipped with a solar panel from Bluetti for you.
0
2 Min.
The Echo Dot Smart Speaker is a handy smart speaker that allows you rock out to your favorite tunes. This round speaker is an inexpensive and voice-controlled stereo system for streaming music, and with Alexa, instruction is easy as pie. Remember, the Echo devices offer consistently updated sound quality, and the loudspeakers can be wirelessly networked to form 2.1 systems—all with your voice—and check this out! Amazon is offering a super-saving 60% discount!
0
6 Min.
The Switchbot Bot pushes all the right buttons in your smart home that you are simply too lazy to get up and push yourself. It has a tiny electric motor and a hook that can press app-controlled buttons. But is it really flexible enough and does it listen in to assistants like Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and others? We tried the Switchbot Bot out and here’s what we think about it!
0
3 Min.
If you are rooted in the Apple ecosystem, then you should know and even use the Home app to integrate your smart devices at home. To do so, the first step is to add an accessory to HomeKit using your iPhone.