chrisp65 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hive Window or Door Sensor Use the self adhesive pad enclosed with your pack and attach the larger wireless sensor to your window or door and the smaller sensor to the frame. If your window or door is open or closed, Hive will send an alert to your mobile, tablet or laptop. Hive Motion Sensor Our wireless Motion Sensor uses infra-red technology to detect motion in your home. You can choose to receive alerts to your mobile, tablet or laptop. Easy to install, just place on a surface or use the self adhesive tape to attach to the corner of a wall. well, I've managed to make a horlicks of the cut n paste - but you get the idea, pretty basic tech really, nothing that didn't already exist - plugs fire up the lamps (plug cost more than the lamps!) there are now bulbs you can control and even dial in different colours on your phone. Trusted Reviews have done a comparison, it's not a great review, but it does make the point that the Hive hub is battery operated so you can stick it anywhere and there are no cables. Trusted Reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 How are you finding the Door Sensor? I have the Samsung Smartthings version and its the one bit of the kit that doesnt work well. Motion sensor and plug socket work fine but the door sensor works Ok for a few days and then either says the door is open when it plainly isnt or the door is shut and hasnt been open for a week. The battery indicator continually says its at 88% charge too. Nowhere near reliable for home security purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 23, 2016 Administrator Share Posted March 23, 2016 My z-wave controller is shipping soon. (Kickstarter) Anyone used the z-wave stuff much? I'm using it to replace my x-10 gear and again I've chosen something which isn't stuck in a supplier silo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 I think going down the Z-Wave route might be the best solution at the moment as its the closest you can get to a standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) I hope nobody here owned a Revolv, because Nest are turning it off.And they didn't bother contacting customers, whose email addresses they definitely had, because you need it to login to their hub. So hopefully all of the customers regularly check the Revolv website. Not just no longer not updating it, they're turning off the servers, and leaving you with what was an expensive piece of hardware, that's now a paperweight. Don't worry though, they waited until a year after they sold the device, to make sure it's out of its warranty. I almost bought a Nest product a few weeks ago, I'm glad I didn't, I forgot my golden rule that if something doesn't work when the company stops supporting it, you don't own it. Quote We're shutting down Revolv. Revolv was a great first step into the connected home. It wasn’t perfect, but we worked hard to make something we - and other smart people - could build on. And it worked. In 2014, we were bought by Nest and the technology we made became an integral part of the Works with Nest platform. Now Works with Nest is turning into something more secure, more useful and just flat-out better than anything Revolv created. So we’re pouring all our energy into Works with Nest and are incredibly excited about what we’re making. Unfortunately, that means we can’t allocate resources to Revolv anymore and we have to shut down the service. As of May 15, 2016, your Revolv hub and app will no longer work. Thank you for your support and believing in us. We’re sad for the end of Revolv, but this isn’t the end of the connected home. This is the beginning. - Tim & Mike Edited April 5, 2016 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 I was looking at one of those a while ago on ebay. Poor customer relations, I mean are you likely to jump into a Google product as an ex-revolv customer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 5, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2016 Do no evil Quote Google owner Alphabet’s subsidiary Nest is closing a smart-home company it bought less than two years ago, leaving customers’ devices useless as of May. In 2014, Google acquired Revolv, the maker of a £210 hub which could be used to control devices such as lights, alarms and doors. The company was merged in with the wider team at Nest, Google’s smart home subsidiary, and it immediately stopped selling its flagship device. Nest implied that the acquisition was focused on bringing the Revolv team into the company, rather than acquiring the product or users, with the company’s co-founder, Matt Rogers, telling Re/Code at the time that: “We are not fans of yet another hub that people should have to worry about. It’s a great team, an unbelievable team. There’s a certain amount of expertise in home wireless communications that doesn’t exist outside of these 10 people in the world.” The company’s technology was integrated into Nest’s own smart-home platform, Works with Nest. Even so, few expected the announcement that the smart hubs that they had bought would be entirely disabled less than two years later..... This move by Google opens up an entire host of concerns about other Google hardware. Which hardware will Google choose to intentionally brick next? … Is your Nexus device safe? What about your Nest fire/smoke alarm? What about your Dropcam? What about your Chromecast device? Will Google/Nest endanger your family at some point?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 5, 2016 Administrator Share Posted April 5, 2016 Always choose open source / open standards or you are at the mercy of the silo owners, whoever they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted April 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2016 On 05/04/2016 at 18:50, limpid said: Always choose open source / open standards or you are at the mercy of the silo owners, whoever they are. amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I've had an e-mail this morning to tell me the batteries in my remote thermostat are running low. Fair play to Hive, it's verging on the idiot proof. But I'm sure I can defeat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'm unsure if there is already a topic relating to home technology but thought I would start one anyway. I'm starting it as I'm looking at the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot. They both sound quite interesting, allowing for voice control of music and home equipment (such as lights etc). I realise this kind of technology is big already over in China and Japan. Do any of you use anything like the Amazon Echo? Or are any of you interested in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) Similar theme to here, Brigga. Edited September 15, 2016 by choffer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 They do look very good but I think I will wait an see next month what the Google version is like and then make a decision. If you are a Amazon prime customer however they are offering a big discount if buy before a certain date, its quite a small window of opportunity from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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