Smart Home

Vesternet Mondays 2017...Throughout the summer we'll be running a series of Spectacular One-day Only flash sale events - starting Monday 26th June!Pull yourself away from the summer sun for a short time when announced to save yourself a fortune on all the very latest kit for your smart home.Vesternet Mondays give you some spectacular bargain...

Regular readers will know that we're a big fan of Foscam IP Cameras and NVRs - they're almost always our "go-to" camera of choice when we're asked to make a recommendation on Smart Home Security.That said, the Panasonic Nubo Cam that we reviewed recently really was an exceptional device and packed a hell of a punch in terms of hardware and sof...

New Z-Wave devices seem to be coming thick and fast as we head into the Summer months, but sadly we no longer have the time to carry out full compatibility testing on new devices - there's just so many different variables nowadays across multiple mainstream Z-Wave controllers that many testing results can be out of date before we even publish ...

A common problem with Home Automation devices is working out how to connect them up when matching your existing wiring configuration.  While the product manuals will almost always offer some simple wiring diagrams these are often difficult to follow and may not adhere to UK wiring conventions.Over the years at Vesternet we've created an exte...

Hoooooooooooooow much?!?!?We can't remember the last time that we reacted so incredulously to the price of a device but with the new Panasonic Nubo Cam we were genuinely shocked!Once our blood pressure returned to normal though and we spent a month or so testing Nubo Cam we discovered that it's actually a very capable, high quality dev...

Our Customer Case Studies section has always been popular and has recently been expanded with some new stories!Case Studies are a great way of seeing how other people have used Home Automation to implement their Smart Home dreams. They're all from real people so you can be sure that you don't need to be a rocket scientist to implement any of ...

Over the years we've reviewed a whole host of supposedly "Smart" Security Systems but have nearly always found them lacking in key features.A while ago one of our suppliers contacted us to say that they were bringing onboard a new range from EZVIZ and would we like to test some of the devices.  To be honest our initial reaction was to yawn l...

A few weeks ago we sent out a series of surveys to both existing and non-customers - asking a series of questions about what you want from a smart home, and us as a company moving ahead.As in our last survey from 2013, the response rate was huge and the positive feedback received was both humbling and invaluable in shaping our roadmap.  Thank...

Happy Easter Everyone!   Ready for a game....?We're sure you won't need anymore chocolate this weekend, so instead we've setup a golden egg hunt with a difference.We've applied some tasty offers to a multiple products throughout the site - you just need to find them!You won't see anything by scanning the category pages as that would be too ea...