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🤣 so true. Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much, William. I am doing well and hope you are too. I think it’s a cool hub and has some interesting features. Let me know if you end up getting one and your thoughts on it. Thanks for watching the video. Have a great day.

Hey Craig, from my family to yours. Wishing your wife a Happy Mother’s Day!!!

he keeps saying that it's NOT a review.

Thank you Curtis for checking out the video.

They've just fixed it's biggest problem, come on

Please, share the popular motion sensors that have sensitivity adjustment for others. The bigger names in the smart home space are not making adjustable sensors.

@@CraigsTechTalk Phillips hue, Leviton, Eufy, Eve to name a few

I stand corrected, thank you for sharing the list. I just looked in the Philips app and did not realize it was there. As for the others I have not used the Eve or Leviton motion sensors. Thanks again for sharing and the correction.

No you cannot. I do not know of any device that will wake a PC over ethernet.

If you don’t mind a bit of DIY, you can achieve this with a Homebridge integration, which can run on for example a raspberry pi - Homebridge is essentially a HomeKit hub platform, where you can install plugins to integrate your non-smart devices with HomeKit. There is a plugin that will let you send a wol command to your pc (based on its MAC address). The challenge however is if you also wish to shut your pc down.

@@jakobdissingvang7851I have scripts that run on the pc that ping front ends and if any are positive means a front end been on the server stays awake if any of the pings are false the server runs another script that shuts down the pc. I now moved one of my front end devices to a small android box that runs CoreELEC but nothing can wake the server in CoreELEC so wanted another way to do it when I run a routine but that involves when the power button gets pushed the android box coms on but then the same ir sending a code that wakes the pc.

I don't get it. I wanted to show 5 features of this device since it does more than most hubs. My Lutron Hub and Philips Hub do nothing but connect devices. My goal was only to share the additional features and then viewers can watch other videos for reviews. There are no negative comments because it is not a review. My reviews are not sponsored. Thank you for watching and your comment. Have a great day.

@@CraigsTechTalk There are a fringe group in the HomeKit community that for some reason, absolutely refuse to use third party hubs/bridges in HK. They have some unhinged reason to only use direct to HK wifi devices only. I don't get it, these third-party hubs make the HK ecosystem so much more reliable then just wifi. But I guess to each there own. I personally have 2 Aqara hubs running in HK, the M1S and the M2, and I do plan on getting the M3, because it has features that I've wanted that the previous hubs do not.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching. Definitely not as much use for Apple users. But Google and Echo users will benefit more. Have a great day.

@@CraigsTechTalk definitely and also if in the future Apple decides to take a step on making an unaffordable future home hub then I will definitely buy one of the m3 and use it at the moment I already have the m2 and e1 hub in my home. Don’t get me wrong Aqara is a great product and reliable one and will remain a strong fan and will recommend anyone to use their products to me Aqara remains the most reliable and dedicated smart home company working towards our needs and the future of smart homes and Aqara have beaten all other companies hands down. I love Aqara that’s the facts

I can appreciate all that. Having the M2, E1and HomePods, you are set. Especially if you don't need the new remote options of the M3. I am in the same boat using both of those hubs already. The problem, and not a bad problem for Aqara to have, is that they updated the M2 and made the whole line up good already by adding Matter. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Aqara, it gives good context for people.

Hello Lisa. Sorry you haven't got one yet.

@@CraigsTechTalk hey Craig can you get me one

I show what features a product has. I don't do sponsored reviews. So saying the truth is glossed over is not true and I have not oversold capabilities. I listed the limited 3rd party devices that work. But thank you for questioning my integrity. You should be questioning the paid "reviews". You think you are getting the truth there. You will not find a sponsored review here. Just a product feature breakdown.

@@CraigsTechTalk Craig, you do mention in the video it is sponsored by Aqara, granted this is not a full blown review, as the majority of the content is flashing up Stock Images from Aqara promoting their other products. I think this still has the potential to be a great HUB but it feels like it was released to early without offering enough benefits to warrant the price being twice that of the M2. The majority of my Smart home is Amazon and Aqara as it keeps it simple for me. However both have let themselves down with the HUBs they just released. I do hope Aqara reads the comments on reviews/Videos to see where they need to improve, as they have had good products at good prices.

I can appreciate what you are saying. Hopefully Aqara does take all the feedback. I think if you already have the M2 it is hard to justify. Especially if you already are using a device that is a Matter controller and has Thread. For those that don’t the M2 can take care of the Matter side. Which for most people covers what they would need. At this point you are right with the limits. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it. The cameras are a bit pricey too. Everything else seems to be some of the best priced devices.

Thank you Ron for watching the video. Have a great day.

On sponsored videos, I showcase the features of the product. I try hard not to pass judgement good or bad for these videos. I don't think you can do a sponsored review 100% impartial. I question the creators that are calling their videos reviews when they are sponsored videos. Even their criticisms can be limited because of the sponsorship. I don't do sponsored "reviews". Thanks for watching though. Have a good day.

@@CraigsTechTalk I 100% disagree with that statement @Automate Your Life had the same sponsorship on his video of the Hub and he was very critical of them

There you go. Again, this video is not a review. I would understand your point if it was a review. But, nothing I will say will matter. This channel is not a good fit. Have a great day.

Come on they just fixed the biggest problem of the hub, check their social media

I don’t understand people that want Aqara products your tapping into a Chinese company, so when they take control of your house and data don’t cry

Sorry to hear that Robert. I can appreciate what you are saying about the last 3 videos. But just to be fair, I went and double checked and it is 3 out of the last 10 videos. I really prefer not to do sponsored videos, but it is necessary at times. With delays the sponsored videos stacked up back to back. Next weeks video is not sponsored and a look at 15 everyday uses for the Vision Pro. I do appreciate you watching. Have a great day.

Thanks for sharing but this is not an airport we don’t need departure times

You can go into the app and label them after the fact. You can also assign the type of device it is.

Thank you Larry for always helping with video ideas. 😀 hope you are doing well.

That is a bummer it is not there yet. It is a nice improvement. Thanks for watching.

You pick one of their full screen clock options and have minimal customization options.

Thanks for sharing your experience. It’s good for others to hear. It’s a little bit of a pain to get it to work and a HomeKit. But I still think Ring is the best option for security.

You can ask Alexa to “drop in” on the name of the echo that you want to connect to. Then there will be a direct connection between the two echoes. Your grandchild would be able to respond and you could talk back-and-forth.

Thank you very much. The bigger upgrade is to the new Echo Show 8 3rd generation. There is a nice sound improvement and smart home features.

A better looking version. He got the money, I got the looks. I wanted to trade for the money.

No you cannot. There is no weather alerts. Thanks for watching.

@@CraigsTechTalk shoot that really blows. I guess you could try it with using AirPlay. other than that this thing is pretty sick.

You can connect via a hotspot, but changing WiFi is kind of a pain. It will not adjust to different time zones automatically

@@CraigsTechTalk Oh, crap!!

Definitely the Show 8. The 15 is overpriced the 8 is the best value for the features. Only the Fire TV option makes the 15 worth it.

Glad to help. 😀 Thanks for watching.

No you cannot. You can only connect the same devices.

That’s funny. Let’s go 12 and meet in the middle.

Unfortunately not. It only works with streaming services.