Philips Hue Sync is a great way to synchronise your lights with your PC or Mac for games, music and movies.  If you use your PC or Mac for any of these, then the tool could be a great way to enhance your entertainment experiences.

Philips have updated their Hue app, and this is a major version update. Released as 'version 3' of the app for iOS and Android, the app brings a new design, and several new features. Here, I explore what's new, and give you a tour of the updates included.

Here, I explore how you add your Philips Hue system into Samsung Smartthings.  I look at the setup process, how to control your lights, and how to create Smartthings 'Scenes'.  Read on for more details of the overall process and how well the system works.

Here, I run through an overview of the Samsung Smartthings App.  I'll run through the main sections, and give an overview of how to use it to control devices, review your dashboard, and automations

Today, I have a bit of a different post to share.  A recent Gizmodo article uncovers the volume of data your Smart Home shares with the manufacturers, and calls into question just how useful a Smart Home actually is. So, is our privacy further under attack?

Things change fast with technology.  The last time I looked at using Cortana Voice control with Philips Hue, there was no direct integration.  Thus, I was reliant on a third party app.  Now however, official support is available - thus it's time to take a fresh look.

In this post, I want to share with you my latest attempts at controlling Philips Hue from my Windows PC.  This is a bit of a challenge, as there's no official native app available from Philips.  Instead, I've had to find alternative ways to do this, and today I want to share my latest attempt.

I've been writing and posting videos about my Smart Home project for a while now.  It will be a year in May.  So, it's time to update the 'Plan' page, and share an update on how the project is generally going.

In this post, I want to take you through my experiences of setting up the Samsung Smartthings Hub, using my Android Smartphone.  In the video I'll show you how things went, and below I'll outline a few additional details.  I'll run through how I found the setup process, and what I'm hoping to acheive now that it's complete.

A few of you have asked whether I planned to add a central controller or hub to our Smart Home.  The answer? Yes! Today I get started on that process.  We've chosen to add a Samsung Smartthings hub, and here I begin by taking a look at what that is, and (as you'll see in the video), the unboxing.