Lutron Aurora, Home+ 4 App, and Hue vs. Trådfri Smart Lights

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New Aqara Switch, What Is ‘Thread’, and User Questions: This week saw Aqara release a new rotary dimmer switch and Stephen picked up the Meross power strip to test. Andrew spends some time explaining how HomeKit Adaptive Lighting works using the Eve Light Strip which automatically adjusts the color temperature by HomeKit Insider

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Lutron Aurora, Home+ 4 App, and Hue vs. Trådfri Smart Lights

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