The 3 'Must Have' Smart Home Ideas For 2023

This is a list of 3 Smart home ideas you haven't yet thought of. Whether you are an Amazon Alexa user looking for smart home ideas you can do with simple routines, or you're a fully fledged Home Assistant user there is something here for you.

This video is sponsored by Aeotec, all opinions are my own

Products Used in today's video:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

AEOTEC SMART HOME HUB (REQUIRED IF YOU DON'T USE HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZWAVE AND/OR ZIGBEE STICK *see below)
UK: https://amzn.to/3Gkh5Pg
US: https://amzn.to/3GmeLXY

AEOTEC ZWAVE STICK (FOR RASPBERRY PI / HOME ASSISTANT)
UK: https://amzn.to/3Ghe2Yo
US: https://amzn.to/3vDQQhN

CONBEE II ZIGBEE STICK (FOR RASPBERRY PI / HOME ASSISTANT)
UK: https://amzn.to/3GHT1re
US: https://amzn.to/3QgMuqq

AEOTEC CONTACT SENSOR AND VIBRATION SENSOR (REQUIRES AEOTEC HUB OR HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZIGBEE STICK)
UK: https://amzn.to/3vYOrPf
US: https://amzn.to/3vFKr5P

AEOTEC WALLMOTE QUAD (REQUIRES AEOTEC HUB OR HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZWAVE STICK)
UK: Not yet available
US: https://amzn.to/3WPEJdJ

AEOTEC MULTISENSOR 7 (REQUIRES AEOTEC HUB OR HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZWAVE STICK)
UK: Not yet available
US: https://amzn.to/3IqBpBj

AEOTEC MULTISENSOR 6 (REQUIRES AEOTEC HUB OR HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZWAVE STICK)
UK: https://amzn.to/3Zb6q2a
US: https://amzn.to/3X4pflG

AEOTEC "GIANT PAUSE" BUTTON (REQUIRES AEOTEC HUB OR HOME ASSISTANT AND A ZIGBEE STICK)
UK (pack of 3): https://amzn.to/3IsQYbS
US: https://amzn.to/3VLExLe

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OTHER SMART HOME DEVICES I RECOMMEND
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

OUTDOORLED STRIP (REQUIRES TUYA ZIGBEE HUB OR CONBEE STICK AND PI)
GLOBAL LINK: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A8iP4d

AQARA ZIGBEE MOTION SENSORS AND DOOR SENSORS (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):
UK: https://amzn.to/2VlQ4Hj
US: https://amzn.to/2UUXkKM

AQARA LIGHT BULB E27 (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):
UK: https://amzn.to/3j7xvzx
US: https://www.aqara.com/en/smart_light_bulb.html

AQARA LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):
UK: https://amzn.to/36Mg70c
US: https://amzn.to/37WZBeh

AQARA BATTERY REMOTE LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):
UK: https://amzn.to/3JH9SsZ
US: https://amzn.to/3JKolEC

TUYA ZIGBEE MOTION SENSORS AND DOOR SENSORS:
GLOBAL LINK: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AfpFfL

TUYA ZIGBEE CURTAIN TRACK MOTOR:
GLOBAL LINK: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_98WNLL

TUYA BLIND MOTORS
UK: https://amzn.to/3LzgPgD
US: https://amzn.to/3NqHpu3

FLIC BUTTONS (SMART BLUETOOTH BUTTONS):
SINGLE FLIC: https://flic.io/shop/flic-2-single-pack?aff=27
3 FLICS AND A HUB (starter kit): https://flic.io/shop/flic2-starter-kit?aff=27
3 FLICS WITHOUT A HUB: https://flic.io/shop/flic-2-three-pack?aff=27

BUY A RASPBERRY PI HERE (TO HOST HOME ASSISTANT):
UK: https://amzn.to/3HmAYUA
US: https://amzn.to/3hlmuJS

BROADLINK RM4 PRO (TO CONTROL INFRARED DEVICES SUCH AS TV & RF DEVICES SUCH AS PROJECTOR SCREENS)
UK: https://amzn.to/3NnfRpe
US: https://amzn.to/3Nota96

ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):
UK: https://amzn.to/3NjSehv
US: https://amzn.to/3Ddm2aI

REMOTE CONTROL CANDLES
UK: https://amzn.to/2YSmAk2
US: https://amzn.to/3cj4DPF

DECORATIVE BULBS FROM SHELLY
GLOBAL LINK: https://event.2performant.com/events/click?ad_type=quicklink&aff_code=00f61f1a9&unique=6d2ab7cb4&redirect_to=https%253A//www.shelly.cloud/

ZIGBEE SPOTLIGHTS & RGB REMOTE
UK: https://amzn.to/2GYvbLM
US: https://amzn.to/3kwsgru

ROBOROCAK ROBOVAC
UK: https://amzn.to/35HyK0N
US: https://amzn.to/35GU9Hk

LOCK COVERS (MARRIAGE SAVERS)
UK: https://amzn.to/3wGT0PA
US: https://amzn.to/3JKKF0O

4K HORIZON PRO PROJECTOR IN THE BEDROOM
UK: https://amzn.to/3yHXt2I
US: https://amzn.to/37zNEbh

AMAZON ECHO 4TH GENERATION:
UK: https://amzn.to/3eaiKZB
US: https://amzn.to/3spreBe

ECHO SHOW 10
UK: https://amzn.to/3lSuWBH
US: https://amzn.to/39gE9Pf

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Aeotec Smartthings Zigbee Button
6:01 - Aeotec Smartthings Zigbee Contact Sensor
8:16 - Aeotec Smartthings Zwave Wallmote Quad

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