Ultimate HomeKit Backyard: Eve Aqua, Floodlight Cameras, Weather Stations, and More!

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Discover the best HomeKit devices for your backyard! The amazing Eve Aqua, floodlight cameras, outdoor motion sensors, Logitech Circle View cameras, weather stations, and more to transform your outdoor space into a smart home. I show you my favorite gadgets and automations, from controlling garden hoses to ensuring your patio fans turn on when it's hot, these HomeKit devices have you covered.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Eve Aqua Review
02:08 Eve Motion Sensor
03:12 HomeKit Outdoor Cameras
04:39 Eve Outdoor Floodlight Camera
06:23 Outdoor Sonos AirPlay Speakers
07:18 HomePod Smoke Alarm Detection
07:47 Eve Weather Station
08:20 Netatmo Weather Station Review
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Пікірлер: 51

@1nterfer0n Жыл бұрын

Great job man! You're quickly becoming my favorite tech youtuber.

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, greatly appreciate that!

@Christopher_Ago Жыл бұрын

I’ve had an eve thread door contact sensor in my mailbox for over a year now. It chimes on my HomePods whenever the mailbox is opened to let me know I have mail.

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Ah such a great use case! May add one of those...

@BrandonDoyleMN Жыл бұрын

Nice backyard setup!!

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@asciilogic 8 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic video - summary videos make sense - gives a good impression of what is available for specific parts of the home. Then can pivot to the device specific video for the details. Great job brother. Wish you were on MacBreak Weekly more often. 😊

@beardfm 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏻 appreciate it

@tikmetal1982 Жыл бұрын

You’re amazing Stephen! So on point!! I learned a few new things I’d like to try later in our HomeKit smart home set up!! Just wish I could get my wife to switch from android. Lol. 😂

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! Maybe I can make a “why you need to switch from Android” video 😂

@tikmetal1982 Жыл бұрын

@@beardfm lmao!! That would be golden!!

@babalkp Жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic video and explanation

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🙏🏻

@thinborne Жыл бұрын

thank ya, teacher

@LuisFernandez-wg1gh 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I've had an excellent experience with Yardian for my multi-zone sprinkler system. Highly recommend giving it a try!

@beardfm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@ryandaw1295 9 ай бұрын

I use an Aqara door contact sensor in a 3d printed weather proof enclosure I purchased off Etsy. I have it mounted on my front gate and it sends me alerts if opened or closed. I also have an automation that if the gate is left open for more than 1 minute it sets off an alarm inside the house to let me know. In the future I will also use it to trigger a smart gate lock and camera. So far it's been working flawlessly.

@beardfm 9 ай бұрын

Amazing! Love the gate idea

@kdm313 Жыл бұрын

Great tips

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@rehafer Жыл бұрын

I have an Eve Motion, one day the sun lined up to shine directly into to the light sensor and I had to reset the device. Otherwise, it works great.

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Wow, haven't had that happen yet. Glad it still works!

@user-es9yi6os1f 10 ай бұрын

cool

@IvanStarling-kg1ei 9 ай бұрын

Job Sensor light

@Y0UTUBEADMIN 2 ай бұрын

Would you ever consider using Home Assistant with Homebridge?

@beardfm 2 ай бұрын

I've used home bridge in the paste but find those devices eventually disconnect or require maintenance. So I prefer straight HomeKit

@poloblk23 Жыл бұрын

Weird questions, but I have those exact Sonos Move speakers but I don't see them in the home app. I can get AirPlay2 working just fine. But not show up in Home app..??

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

In the Home app hit the + icon like your adding a new accessory, tap more options (yellow text), and you should see them appear in the card. Tap to add!

@reinc83 5 ай бұрын

A little pricey but I have the Tempest weather station. Haven’t tried to link it with anything other than its own app.

@reinc83 5 ай бұрын

Just now looked it up… Tempest uses Ifttt.

@beardfm 5 ай бұрын

Ah, I have the Netatmo weather station which is pretty cool, but many data points aren’t accessible in HomeKit, like rainfall.

@Techlifeandmore Жыл бұрын

What are you doing with the eve motion sensor now that it is not being used to control the ceiling fans, and what switch(s) are you using to control the fans?

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

At the moment, haven’t thought of another use case just yet! And the fans are on a single Leviton switch right inside the house.

@Techlifeandmore Жыл бұрын

@@beardfm I would’ve said that you should make an automation that, if the temperature was above 78 and then motion was detected, the patio fans would turn on. But you seem to like the fans already being on.

@technojerry Жыл бұрын

You could use it to turn on outside lights that are controlled by a HomeKit switch.

@squaref1sh Жыл бұрын

I use a elgato smart plug inside my low voltage transformer to turn on my outdoor landscaping lights precisely at sunset. Also, the La Metric display can connect to the Netatmo outdoor temperature sensor to display the outdoor temp on a nice looking display. Also, I use Unifi outdoor cameras connected to HomeKit via Homebridge.

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Nice! Gonna look up that La Metric 🤔

@squaref1sh Жыл бұрын

@@beardfm wow. The La Metric is expensive. I was a backer of the product in Kickstarter years ago and I think it was much cheaper then. I typically use it as a countdown timer for my kids birthdays and it cycles in the weather.

@DylanMeek7 Жыл бұрын

What does operating using “thread” mean?

@beardfm Жыл бұрын

Thread is a wireless protocol specifically used by smart home devices. Faster response times and more reliable than wifi and bluetooth

@JohnVanderbeck 27 күн бұрын

Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider "temperature and humidity" to be a weather station. The fact that the extra parts are extra makes it one of the most expensive weather stations that exist! Many, many other real weather stations that cost about the same as the base netatmo price. Just not HK compatible :(

@beardfm 26 күн бұрын

The HomeKit part is the issue. Agreed the Netatmo is expensive and too many add-ons

@JohnVanderbeck 26 күн бұрын

@@beardfm Part of the problem as well is as usual the companies never seem to consider how real people setup things, especially in the smart home scene. As you pointed out, there is no real functionality in HK for anything except temp/humidity and pretty sure Matter has zero spec on weather stations as well. Heck Matter doesn't even have a spec for garage doors! These limitations in turn drive what products are made sadly. This is why long ago I decided to make Home Assistant my main hub and simply expose the "dumbed down" stuff to Homekit. Weather stations are still lacking in general for smart homes though. I have the Tempest right now but after about 2 years the thing is already dying :(