The ULTIMATE Alexa Smart Home

So you got an Alexa for Christmas and now you're bored. Here are 7 things that will actually make her worth owning!
Smart Home Assistants : 0:51
Devices that allow you to control your TV with Alexa : 02:13
Devices to control plug sockets with Alexa : 03:09
How to control your mains lights with Alexa : 04:56
Buttons to use in place of Alexa when you can't speak : 05:46
Zigbee sensors and accessories : 06:11
Devices to allow you to watch CCTV on your Firestick : 07:02
Which Thermostat to buy to use with Alexa : 08:09
A device that will press buttons and switches for you : 09:35
The Amazon Echo is awesome, you just have to know what to buy to get the most out of Alexa, and almost all of these are compatible with Google Home if that's your bag! Below are all the best Smart Home products I've used in 2019, and most of them are amazingly cheap:
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BROADLINK RM PRO (controls Infrared devices like TV's and Set top Boxes, and also RF plug sockets and switches)
Broadlink RM pro UK: amzn.to/3fmO5s5
Broadlink RM pro US: amzn.to/2SAcT6R
RF PLUG SOCKETS (Controllable with the Broadlink RM Pro)
UK: amzn.to/2ys33wp
US: amzn.to/2PqU4xB
SMARTTHINGS HUB (For Controlling Zigbee devices at beginner level):
UK: amzn.to/2YIqrjW
US: amzn.to/37cfVCh
HUBITAT HUB (For Controlling Zigbee devices at advanced level):
Global: hubitat.com/pr...
ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):
UK: amzn.to/2SHb1Z6
US: amzn.to/2FgH7Vx
IKEA ZIGBEE BULBS (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):
UK: goo.gl/YQfesb
US: goo.gl/6CWvhy
XIAOMI DOOR SENSORS, BUTTON'S, & MOTION SENSORS (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS, IT COMES WITH IT'S OWN HUB BUT IT'S RUBBISH):
UK: amzn.to/2yyFpOw
US: amzn.to/2ETwXcq
PHILIPS HUE DIMMER REMOTE (For use with Ikea, Hubitat, Homey, Smartthings and Hue):
UK: amzn.to/35LIQhe
US: amzn.to/32JAYJJ
WIFI PLUG SOCKET (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED):
UK: amzn.to/2zlkiQ4
US: amzn.to/2tOx9Hs
WIFI SMART BULBS (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED)
UK - amzn.to/3ch5jFe
US - amzn.to/2LsTZvj
WIFI HARD WIRED MAINS LIGHT SWITCH (ON/OFF) (Tuya Wifi - NO HUB REQUIRED):
UK: amzn.to/2Wb5jRD
GLOBAL: bit.ly/32Vn0ox
FLIC BUTTON for controlling Wifi bulbs and other smart home equipment (Works by using your phone to relay the button press to your smart home equipment, if you want to do this without using a phone then buy their Flic hub too!)
SINGLE FLIC: flic.io/shop/f...
3 FLICS AND A HUB (starter kit): flic.io/shop/f...
3 FLICS WITHOUT A HUB: flic.io/shop/f...
LOGITECH POP STARTER KIT (Cheap equivalent to Flic, comes with a Logitech Pop hub)
UK: amzn.to/2SKtowu
US: amzn.to/2Kh8Ffx
AMAZON FIRE TV STICK 4K ULTRA HD:
UK: amzn.to/3bdLltw
US: amzn.to/2OzxxAz
BLINK XT2 CAMERA SYSTEM
UK: amzn.to/2YJRA5Q
US: amzn.to/37sAIma
NEST THERMOSTAT
UK: amzn.to/2zg9531
US: amzn.to/2EW2zht
SWITCHBOT (Stand alone device and works with timers):
UK: amzn.to/2LkJf0N
US: amzn.to/2PMP8Y3
SWITCHBOT HUB PLUS (Required to enable Alexa/Google Home/IFTTT/Siri Shortcuts):
UK: amzn.to/2yD32FH
US: amzn.to/325uuET
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