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  • Eve Weather, Lidl Bulbs and Matter.

    Eve Weather, Lidl Bulbs and Matter.

    For many years I was a Homebridge user, using a Raspberry Pi Model 3 however since the launch of iOS 16 I have been experiencing many issues, including lights refusing to turn on or off and the dreaded “no response”. With the majority of my lights being Nanoleaf using Thread (from the A12 Apple TV) […]

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  • Schiit Modi 2 + Raspberry Pi

    Schiit Modi 2 + Raspberry Pi

    After spending months enjoying the rewards of listening to the Schiit Modi 3 in my living room setup now connected via Mini Toslink to a Google Chromecast Audio, used as a Spotify Cast Streamer. I wanted to bring that same DAC presence upgrade to my Coffee Brew Bar aka Kitchen setup. The Kitchen setup is […]

  • iPhone SE 2020 with iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case

    iPhone SE 2020 with iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case

    Yes it works. There’s a lot of tech news saying this doesn’t work and that is false. The only compromise is wireless charging.

  • Schiit Modi 3 DAC + Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter

    Schiit Modi 3 DAC + Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter

    My amplifier finally gave up in November 2018, I always knew it was one of the weaker parts of my Hi-Fi setup and in late January 2019 I replaced it with the Pro-ject Stereo S Phono. Around this same time I started watching John Darko on Youtube and became fasinated by the aesthetics and attention […]

  • HomePod as an AirPlay 2 Music Source

    HomePod as an AirPlay 2 Music Source

    The Kitchen is Playing to the Living Room?! How is this possible I thought to myself. I’d recently purchased and set up my New Sonos Beam. And now with my new AirPlay 2 device I was enjoying the wonders of having Multi Room Audio once again. I’m sure most people, including myself, only considered Streaming […]

  • HomeBridge, HomeKit, Piper, HomeHub, HomePod

    HomeBridge, HomeKit, Piper, HomeHub, HomePod

    If you’ve found this post I can conclude that you want to know if it is possible for Piper to work with Apple’s HomeKit ultimately a HomeHub like HomePod? The answer is yes. There’s a few hoops you need to jump through to achieve this but the end result is something that works really well. […]

  • HomePod Mini Dreams

    HomePod Mini Dreams

    Apple has yet to release their wireless charging pad for AirPods, iPhone, and Watch. I hope that Apple introduces a HomePod Mini that features wireless charging. And makes use of that very wireless charging pad. Imagine being able to have a couple of wireless pads, one in the kitchen one in the living room and […]

  • Amazon Fire Stick, Synology, VLC, ES File Explorer, MKV, MP4

    Amazon Fire Stick, Synology, VLC, ES File Explorer, MKV, MP4

    April 2018: Play Video on Amazon Firestick from NAS. If you have Amazon Fire Sticks and you want to play video from Synology NAS: maybe VLC has stopped connecting to your NAS? In Synology DSM – Create a user for your Fire Stick with a password and grant them access to the folder containing your […]

  • FiiO i1 Headphone DAC & Amp

    FiiO i1 Headphone DAC & Amp

    The FiiO i1 Headphone DAC & Amp is an Apple lightning to 3.5mm audio accessory. I’m writing this review listening to Sons Of Kemet – Your Queen Is a Reptile. When Apple decided to remove the 3.5mm jack, it opened up a new opportunity. The opportunity for 3rd party DACs. Apple provide a very small […]