My Smart Home Played me for a Fool

Duration: 08:25

Sometimes smart devices make me feel really dumb. And dumb devices are a smart idea.

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2: https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2

- Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range Dimmer ZEN72: https://amzn.to/46NmRIj

- HackRF One: https://amzn.to/40WKGK0

Thanks to Nabu Casa for sending the ZWA-2 for testing, and to Zooz for sending a few of their Z-Wave LR devices to connect to it. (The products used in this video were provided for review, but no money exchanged hands and they had no say in the video's contents.)

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Contents:

00:00 - Smart TP

00:46 - My smart problem is dumb

01:43 - The fix

02:09 - Setting up ZWA-2 with Home Assistant

02:53 - A dumb switch that's smarter

04:20 - Making it smarter with Z-Wave LR

05:23 - How does it look on SDR?

06:48 - Spouse Approval Factor

07:09 - Should you buy one?