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Kickstarter launch of Mui’s enchanting wooden smart home controller coincides with the start of CES 2024

Mui has a history with CES, having unveiled their initial wooden smart home control board in 2019. Since then, they have been diligently developing a second generation model for over a year. Excitingly, it appears that the new Mui Board will soon be available for purchase, with the aim of delivering it to customers by the end of 2024. Like the original, the new Mui Board is a wooden, touch-sensitive surface that allows you to control smart home devices. When it’s not in use, it looks like a minimalistic little…

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Users can now manage and view the camera's feed through the newer application. News 

Google integrates original Nest Indoor Cameras with Home App

Google has announced that users can now transfer their first-generation Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor devices from the old Nest app to the new Home application. The company has started rolling out this feature for the indoor camera through the public preview version of the Home app, and it will take a few weeks to reach all users. Nest cameras had their own app before Google bought the company. Over time, Google added support for all of its smart home products to its Home app, but users of…

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Do things like schedule lights and blinds, vacuum while everyone is away and more. News 

Google Home’s Script Editor Enhances Automation Capabilities of Smart Devices

Last month, Google launched its revamped Home app, which included routines to provide users with greater authority over smart home automations. In a recent Google Nest blog post, the company revealed a new script editor that offers users more precise control over automations. For instance, users can now dim lights and lower blinds when the living room TV is on after dark. However, the editor requires some fundamental programming skills as it employs the YAML data serialization language. Building an automation requires three elements: triggers, conditions, and actions. A trigger…

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