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The number of (attempted) burglaries in Germany in 2021 was 54,236, which is on a high level. Whether an attempt is successful or not depends eminently on your homes safety.

Especially during vacation season, it is essential to safe your home and all your belongings. Finally, you want to enjoy your vacation and do not worry about things that might could happen at home while you are absent. In our blog post, we will show you how the combination of door and window sensors, motion detectors, cameras and alarm sirens with

We all know the following situation: You invite your loved ones to a barbecue. You are all sitting toghether in the garden and are about to start the grill or to eat. And then, suddenly, it starts to rain – a summer storm is coming up. You need to hurry up, put everything together, move indoor and the outdoor barbecue session is over.

Of course, you got a weather app on your smartphone, but checking your smartphone every 20 minutes is not as smart and polite as you would like to

Who hasn’t experienced this? You are sitting in your home office in the afternoon and you’d really like to finish that one important task. But instead, you stare at the screen surrounded by artificial, flickering light and you feel no motivation. After such an office day, you can feel tired and drained. Actually, you could be much further with your tasks and projects if there wouldn’t be a tiredness. But how can you manage to feel as fit and vital as if you just came back from holidays?

Smart lights could

In this blog post we want to show, how you set up virtual devices and how to use them in practice.

First we would like to explain what virtual devices are and how they can be used. A virtual device represents a switch or sensor and imitates its properties without the presence of an actual physical device. This can help when using automations to store states or values and use them in other automations. A virtual device can be controlled via app or also via automation – to make you feel

“Travel time, time for burglary.” 

Yes, unfortunately this stereotype is still true and there are many other reasons why you should check on your home – even when you are on the road. Is everything OK at home? Did the children come home from school fine? Is your little four-legged friend acting up out of boredom again and eating your slippers? There are lots of motives because you would like to be a fly on the wall at home.

With a camera in your own home, this is possible. Today we’re presenting

Making your own living area safer – it doesn’t take much time, nor does it have to be expensive, and thanks to the SmartThings Home Monitor, it’s no longer rocket science. Find out which devices you need and how to set up the SmartThings Home Monitor now.

Finally, it’s holiday time again! And you are off to your summer holiday! But a strange feeling remains: Is everything OK at home? It would be great to have an alarm system that reliably reports when uninvited guests try to gain access. It would

If you already use Amazon’s Alexa to control your Smart Home and own an Echo Plus, Echo or an Echo Show 10, you can upgrade your Smart Home with the Zigbee devices from Aeotec SmartThings.

We checked it for you.

In some Amazon devices, you get an entire Smart Home Hub with Zigbee technology. This means that Zigbee lamps, smart plugs, motion detectors and much more can be connected directly, without the need of an additional Smart Home hub. Not only can they be controlled via the Alexa voice assistant, but they