Which Apple Home products are good to buy in 2024?

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Publicado 2024-01-28
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:33 TV area upgrades
03:16 HomeKey Locks
03:42 Opal Tadpole (sponsor)
05:41 HomeKey Locks continued
07:38 Apple Home Buttons
09:50 Robot Vacuums
10:52 Outdoor smart home tech
12:19 Indoor HomeKit Camera
12:55 Sensors to add
14:51 Monitor your energy

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @user-pf7mm5cc9i
    Nice call on the Nanoleaf lightstrips! Those colors really bring the wow factor
  • @MeadowsWorkshop
    Hey, Eric. What mounting arm are you using on your desk for your mic setup?
  • @SmartHomeTheory
    Nice stuff, Eric. Very well put together list and great production quality. Liked and subbed. I'm actually putting together a HomeKit video at the moment, do you mind if I use a short clip from your video as b-roll?
  • @jsze8772
    hey eric do you experience Schlage encode plus bing no response when using apple tv as home hub? when i switch over to homepod mini and work fine ,
  • Thank you for the video. Just getting started with Apple Home and need to learn a lot, even what Matter is. Like how to control lights like we do with Echo and the A Lady as we call her. Need to learn a lot more.
  • @grahamwalker9612
    I didn’t hear you tell us what’s your favorite smart lock was for the home. I heard you mentioned that you were going to, but never heard anything more about it later in the video so my question is what is the best?
  • @ykvidz
    Eric, have you seen any RF blasters compatible with homekit? Not IR, but RF.
  • @nicolascostao
    Is there any smart lock for a glass sliding door that also works with HomeKit? It seems no body is making these
  • @kclaxton1
    What’s the best option for a mesh WiFi routers for my HomeKit home
  • @IWELIN
    I would like to recommend Aqara wireless mini switch instead the TUO .
  • @vboom15
    I got the logitech circle view camera and the circle view doorbell. I'm trying to get a third camera and both the eufy camera and the ecobee smart camera seems not to work properly with homekit. The eufy camera desable all activity zones, including the logitech cameras ones. I setup the ecobee smart camera and now it is doing the same. For some reason, it seems that once you get logitechs you can't add a different brand, because the activity zones won't work and you will start getting "motion sensor detected" notifications for stuff outside the activity zone. Does anyone have a solution for this? I have look several videos and I have not been able to find anyone talking anout this.
  • @John-Smith-1
    I'm really excited for Matter to bring new device categories to Apple Home users in the coming years! I only purchase smarthome products that work with Thread, and I do not purchase anything that requires an additional hub. All of my smarthome products connect to my HomePods / HomePod Minis / Apple TVs using Thread! Will security cameras (indoor/outdoor/doorbell) ever work with Thread?
  • @BV35
    GREAT Video AS USUAL - THANKS - I would like love to see Doorbell, Security Kits, Lights and Camera - but the kind the would also have manual interfaces (like with the lights) I am the geek in the household :) but my wife not so much. Also I have an elderly Mom and would like to put some HomeKit items for me to check up on her.
  • @BrandonDoyleMN
    We love our Schlage encode plus, will be testing the aqara, u-tec and the new lockly visage
  • @lorenipsum93
    I've always wondered, why aren't there any smart locks that lock both the deadbolt and the handle? probably because of all the different handle variations there are.
  • @odc43054
    I bought two of the Tuo switches to work with HomeKit. Both were a pain to configure and neither worked for more than a couple hours. Returning them to Amazon.
  • @steveliberty
    I think the smart outlets from Eve and others will be really nice upgrades in my home. Using smart plugs is fine, but this will be neater and take up less space when behind furniture. I have a Level Bolt smart lock currently, and really like it, but it doesn't support HomeKey. Level makes another lock that does support HomeKey, but it doesn't include the keypad like the Schlage (I have a Level Keypad seperatly on the door). Not sure I like the physical size of the Schlage. Although integrating the keypad does sort of justify it. But, I might just use an NFC tag to open and close my existing Level Bolt. I do have a couple of non-Homekit non-Matter devices and I would like to replace them so that I can get rid of Scripted. One is my Ring Video Doorbell. Will consider maybe the Logitech or something else that supports Homekit natively or Matter when I am ready. I also have an outdoor camera in my garage in the Northeast US that needs Scripted but I think I will be able to retire that one without replacing when I move later this year to the Southeast US. Already have the Aqara Door/Window sensor, and the Tuo button, both are great.