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Nest meets Philips Hue
If you're a regular reader you will have seen my two posts last week when we introduced the Nest and Philips Hue product ranges. Just over a week on, and those have really taken off, we've sold out at...
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D-Link Z-Wave Range Launched
Regular readers of our Blog will recall that we reviewed the "mydlink home" range of WiFi products last year and concluded that it was a nice basic system with a handful of devices but was "no...
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VERA Plus - First Batch Arrived
The first batch of VERA Plus arrived with us last night and will be shipping to all customers who have pre-ordered them today - you'll have them tomorrow. As with all new electronic products, the VERA...
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Yale Keyless Lock wins DIY Awards Product of the Year
They say good things come in threes and this is certainly the case for Yale which won ‘Best Security Product of the Year’ for the third time in a row at last night’s DIY Week Award Beating off stiff...
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First impressions of the Vera Plus
As promised in our previous Blog post, we're taking a quick first look at the Vera Plus today. It's been over a year since Vera launched their Edge controller while at the same time simultaneously...
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We've been busy: Important site update
Its not often we blog about changes to the site design, we normally just roll out new features as they're developed. But alot of work has been going on behind the scenes and over the coming months...
View ArticleVesternet End of Winter Blow-Out - 15% Savings
End of Winter Blow-Out Sale - Save up to 15%! We don't have many sales at Vesternet. But the Winter's been long and Spring's only just now taking hold. So we thought we'd hold a huge sale to kickstart...
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Using Nest with Z-Wave
As you're no doubt aware, we recently added the entire Nest and Philips Hue ranges to the Vesternet web site. Regular readers of our blog will recall that we mentioned we'd be looking at writing...
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Devolo Home Control System in-depth review
Yawn, what's this then, yet another newcomer to the Z-Wave market promising to deliver a perfect out-of-the-box Home Automation experience? Regular readers of our Blog will understand our scepticism -...
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Fibaro Swipe Left or Right?
It's been a long time since Fibaro launched a new device - aside from updates to existing devices they've not really released anything exciting for a few years. Some might argue that the Dimmer 2...
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Fibaro Swipe fully functional in VERA UI7
In our previous post we reviewed the newest Z-Wave Plus device from Fibaro - the Fibaro Swipe - and we mentioned that we'd worked our magic and managed to get the device fully functional in the VERA...
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IFTTT - OMG, WTF?!?!
IFTTT, or "If This Then That" to give it its' full name, is a web based ("Cloud") service that allows you to create simple logic between other Cloud services (called "Channels"). Manufacturers can...
View ArticleNew Philips Hue White Ambience at Vesternet
This week Philips released a new range of White Hue LEDs. They've not made much noise about it, but I think they're pretty cool. The cool thing is that you can change their white colour from warm to...
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FREE evohome radiator valve worth £55 (Honeywell sponsored promotion)
We've teamed up with our friends over at Honeywell to give you an excellent deal this bank holiday weekend. True - its not the middle of heating season, but we all know how the British weather can...
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Ding Dong ..... there's somebody at the door!
You may have noticed that a few weeks ago we added a brand new range to the site - Honeywell Doorbells. We're always on the look out for new devices that can be leveraged into our Home Automation...
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SOMA Smart Home Smart Shades simple retro-fit Bluetooth LE Blind Control
Blind control is something that's always been an important area of any Home Automation system - being able to automatically raise and lower blinds in accordance with schedules is a great way of...
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My First Month With Robomow...
The Robotic lawnmower... Just a smart home toy, or practical time saver? When we think of home automation it's usually associated with indoors (security, heating, lighting etc), but at Vesternet we’ve...
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Does experience make HomeSeer the best Smart Home Controller?
The US has had a head start when it comes to Home Automation - the roots of technologies such as X10 can actually be traced all the way back to Scotland in the mid-1970's, but it was the US that took...
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Vesternet Mondays Summer Promotions!
Vesternet Mondays are back for Summer 2016! Each Monday, through July and August, we'll have a Spectacular One-day Only sale event - starting Monday 27th June! The summer months can be a bit...
View ArticlePrice Increases
It's not often that we have to increase prices. However, following the devaluation of the Pound following the BREXIT result, we have no option but to increase prices. These new prices will be come...
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