Making one’s home “smart” by networking all technical devices is not just a trend, but the future of living. Whether vacuum robots, Alexa controls or surveillance cameras with App controls: the devices are enjoying great popularity and offer more and more room for manoeuvre within your own four walls. Nowadays, living with technical finesse no longer means having to spend a lot of money. In our reviews and news articles about living, we always pay attention to a good price-performance ratio. When an article is published, we always determine the best price. We have all major manufacturers in our program and always keep you up to date.
The Roidmi F8 is the most powerful battery-powered vacuum cleaner we’ve ever tested. Shortly thereafter, Xiaomi’s Youpin sales platform featured a similar model named “Jimmy”. We’ve tested the Jimmy JV51 and tell you why it’s technically not so different from the Roidmi.
Roidmi launches the long-awaited, genuine successor to the Roidmi F8. It will not only be announced with the highest suction power measured so far, but will also be a world first: The Roidmi NEX should be able to vacuum and wipe at the same time (!).
Yeelight products are no longer a blank page. For many of you, and also for me, they are a kind of introduction to the topic “Smart Home”. Also the Yeelight LED Strip is popular, but now there is a second version, the Yeelight LED Strip 2. This offers a decisive advantage: you can extend it!
The all-rounder for the four walls? As the successor to the A800, the Amarey A900 takes on a heavy legacy. Our review of the vacuum robot.
A wiping vacuum robot that cleans its microfiber cloths on its own?! Sounds ingenious at first. The question is: Can the robot also keep up with the established top models in other respects? Is the Narwal vacuum robot the most technologically exciting household robot of the year? We have already tested it here.
Several million models of the first two generations of Xiaomi vacuum robots were sold in China alone. The Chinese tech giant has also long since arrived at ECOVACS and ILIFE in the household robot sector – and is now continuing to press ahead. The predecessor model, the S50, has been the unyielding leader in our ranking since 2017. Is that over with the new Roborock S6? Who occupies the vacuum robot throne? We have tested the new flagship model extensively.
Huawei, as the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, is well known to everyone. Together with OPPLE they want to open up the market for smart lighting. A first step in this direction is the LED candlelight with blow sensor – no joke!
Totally practical and absolutely stylish! Fits suit and tie as well as evening dress. But the wine glass carrying strap is also suitable for less demanding occasions. An all-round talent for everyday life.
Some time ago we introduced the Xiaomi Mijia Fishbone Sneaker to you. Not only did we convince many of you, but also ourselves, after all Alex, Tim, Jens & Julian wear the Mi Sneakers themselves. A look at Xiaomi’s Youpin Shop brought us to the next pair, the FREETIE 3D are again a kind of Adidas clone, but with 3D printed sole!
The name Yeelight should be a household name by now. A further member of the lighting family is the Yeelight Meteorite pendant. This noble lamp is meant for the lighting of the dining table. It has, like the other Yeelights, smart functions, which should embellish your dinnertime.
A new, powerful battery vacuum cleaner. This was again produced by a third party – and by a different one than the previously known Roidmi, Jimmy or Deerma. Optically the V9 of Dreame (following “Dream”, the dream) is very close to the previous Xiaomi vacuum cleaners.
At the latest since RoboRock can be controlled via Google Assistant, voice control has found more and more followers. Now the Chinese technology manufacturer Anker offers the Eufy RoboVac 30C on Amazon. We have tested it.
There are a lot of smart Scales on the market, but the measured results vary extremely. A new model is available, which does not only seem to make something optically better. The eufy Smart Scale P1 comes with a multitude of measured values. Can it work as well as it is advertised?
Viomi usually produces kitchen appliances such as air purifiers for the refrigerator. Their second model comes at a very inopportune time – after all, several new top models are already being launched by Xiaomi. But the technical data gives reason to hope that Viomi also wants to compete for the vacuum robot throne.
The Baffect window wiper is nothing special at first sight. It changes quickly when you see how it works. Clean windows in just a few seconds.
Xiaomi meets Apple. The Xiaomi Mijia bedside lamp 2 MJCTD02YL with Apple HomeKit & 18 LEDs in our review. Smart lamp for Apple fans!
With the 360 S5, 360 Mobiles wants to build on the success of the first vacuum robot model and is once again very close to the Xiaomi models. Our review.
Many a YouTube channel nowadays decorates its setting with such deco lights. And many have also discovered them as a beautiful lighting element in their own homes. Of course, there are also Chinese alternatives. We tried a set of LED panels from Alfawise: the Alfawise A9.
In 2016, the Xiaomi Mi Robot was sold like hot cakes. Now comes the Mi Robot 1S, a successor that has it all. All the information you need in our article.
When we saw this, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Perhaps the most blatant find since there were advertising mistakes. The story of Pipi, the powerful shrimp.