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@benary5620

3 ай бұрын

About to order this. But I have one important question first: will this device work with an existing Home Assistant instance? I __don't__ mean copying existing configurations to it -- but rather, can I link my current Home Assistant to the device somehow, so that all those devices will show up on the device, and that devices added to the device will be linked to my Home Assistant? So just replace the devices internal Home Assistant with an existing instance? If so, sold. Looks really cool.

@Chesterflaps

3 ай бұрын

if I already have a Home Assistant yellow, can I just buy this device and sign into my existing Home Assistant account and keep the Home Assistant yellow running as well? Also, does it respond to the word Alexa, thus negating the need for my echo show?

@xbox360benji

3 ай бұрын

@@benary5620 Would that not auto configure when you sign into it ?

@ayeron_mcmeow4100

3 ай бұрын

I'm in for one, thanks for the great review and the discount code! Keep up the great work!!!

@susst11

3 ай бұрын

Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.

It's so amazing that a relatively unknown company can make something like this but Amazon cannot. Thanks Paul for another great video!

@adrianscarlett

3 ай бұрын

I think the word is "won't"

@jim4556

3 ай бұрын

no they want to make everything cloud based because.. that's half their business if not more. then complain that running Alexa servers is not profitable.

@MitcyDupres

3 ай бұрын

If they do that they can't make you too dependent on their cloud service to not pay when they hike the price

@jim4556

3 ай бұрын

@@MitcyDupres it's coming. Who would have guessed selling people's information and their lack of enthusiasm to more subscription services would make a fully cloud based system not profitable

Ordered, with a lovely discount too. Thanks Paul. Great timing as I’ve just started setting up a smart home and a smart takeaway (yes you read that right) after following a lot of your videos and advice.

So great to see Mr. Socky again!

Ordered with your link with your discount. For the price could be one of my best gadgets. Hope you do more videos about it so we can take full advantage of it

Glad you covered this for kickstarter. Cant wait for it to ship.

What happened to the list of issues and their fix status that you said you would add? It's not in the description nor your pinned comment

@David-bl1bt

3 ай бұрын

I cant find it either.....maybe Paul from the past needs to look into this with mr socky

@CalMUK91

6 күн бұрын

I bought one of these... its awful. It won't even log in. Its literally not worth the postage I paid.

@paulhibbert

6 күн бұрын

@CalMUK91 Username: admin Password: admin 😉 You shouldn’t have to login but you’re the third person to receive it awaiting login so not sure what’s going on!

@paulhibbert

6 күн бұрын

As for the list I think LinknLink have been on the back foot ever since this video was made. They hadn’t anticipated this many orders and have been putting all their resource into stocking and shipping. To my knowledge nothing has changed yet, but to be fair I haven’t been testing it. Since Theo was born I have zero free time

I'm really disappointed in you! You said "back end" and didn't make a joke. That's shocking!

@john_hind

3 ай бұрын

He's slipping badly. Also missed the opportunity to refer to 'Royal Philips' (that is legitimately the full company name) as 'that company from the nether regions', a perfectly legitimate translation of 'Nederlands' from Dutch into English.

@Jdmess9

3 ай бұрын

Can't be baited that easily

@galasitygaming

3 ай бұрын

@@Jdmess9🌚

@chrgeorgeson

3 ай бұрын

"Disgusting Unsubscribed!"

@revklindsey

3 ай бұрын

Not disgusting enough. Unsubscribed!

I love this idea. I hope it succeeds in a huge way. Many thanks Paul

I've ordered it, from kickstarter and I've already 3D printed the wall mount and marked its location. One thing to mention, it also comes with a BT remote with chatGPT functionality, and there will be an android app so you can "walk around with it" I'm hoping mine is in the post in the next week or two.....soooooo excited!

@Methroughureyes

3 ай бұрын

i can feel you energy.. Love it.

@cyclemadkiwi

3 ай бұрын

@@Methroughureyes thanks 😊

@easytiger24

3 ай бұрын

@cyclemadkiwi did you get the Ethernet version as well or just the one with remote , is it also still on kickstarter ?

@cyclemadkiwi

3 ай бұрын

@@easytiger24 , I am getting exactly what Paul reviewed in this episode, but it also comes with a BT remote with chatGPT functionalities.

@cyclemadkiwi

3 ай бұрын

@@easytiger24 or are you referring to the iSG Box? That is pretty much Linknlink's own version of the HA Green, it's the operating system without a screen in a box. The kickstarter has closed so you will need to order from their website.

Paul you are the very best, young man. Thank you for the product info AND the humor, well done as always. 👍

Informative and interesting as always with great funny parts like the eyebrow and Philip’s Spew 😂. My favourite Saturday watch.

I’m very excited about this product. Makes me more willing to try companies outside of my usual goto . And this is going to make setting up my parents house soooo much easier. My mom doesn’t walk so easy anymore so I have set up a remote for her lights, set up easy commands and timers on things. We started one room at a time to ease her into it. Starting with the upstairs so she doesn’t have to climb them when my dad doesn’t turn off lights. Vibration sensors and all kinds of things. You are my main source, I love your jokes and watch even if I don’t need the product focus. Keep it up !!

Wow. This looks incredible! I’m very tempted right now…

that is very nice! Planning to replace my home assistant current set up with this! I always wanted something that need no subscription and it is user friendly enough for my wife to use it.

Been looking forward to this - I've got one of the boxes coming soon (I hope!)

This is what I’ve been waiting for and perfect timing that saved me from spending money on a few other things. Great discount there as well.

Thank you Paul for yet another amusing and yet informative video, which in this case I did not watch on my toilet. 😂😂😂

looks like a great way to get someone into smarthomes. Liking the simple interface and the integrations available let's hope this encourages more developers/competition.

I hope Linknlink release a wireless tablet version of this. That's my only hold back from buying. Looks awesome can't wait for version 2

I’ve always loved your videos Paul. Jokes and all. This looks like an awesome bit of kit.

I just ordered one. I’m in the US and wonder how long it’ll take. 🤔 Excited none the less. Thanks for the videos! Great job. Even my younger son likes to watch them. He thinks you’re hilarious! Keep up the good work.

Happy Saturday Paul. Thank you.

About to move into my own place this seems like a fantastic way to start fresh within easier more integrated system

Nice video Paul. This is an exciting dashboard particularly for beginners.

The jokes are exactly why I'm here! 😂 "Paul from the future here!" 🤣 Amazing!

@W3c16B

3 ай бұрын

yes 🤣🤣🤣

@blissweb

3 ай бұрын

yeah, it was a great outfit this time

Excellently timed, Paul! I'm reduced to using mechanical light switches like some sort of savage! Alexa is claiming all my Zigbee devices are 'Device unresponsive' again. It may be time to fire her and make it stick!

Thanks for the discount, ive ordered mine.

You sold me. I ordered, and thanks fo the discount :)

I was looking something similar to put in my hallway. I dont need battery i will connect it to the wall. To turn off lights when im leave home. Thanks For video!! Love your videos do what yoy are doing!!

OK, I'm impressed, I can see this being a recommend for relatives who don't understand tech.

@blissweb

3 ай бұрын

Well... maybe *after* it has been setup by an uber-nerd. This is not gonna be a breeze to get going. 😆

Thanks for the video Paul! Any idea if this will be hit with import tax in UK?

Brilliant video Paul. This looks like a great device for spouse approval which I desperately need. Having many problems with our mix of devices and things not working without internet connection or after power outages. Happy to say I have ordered one and used your code.

@blissweb

3 ай бұрын

I think we will get AGI and humanoid helper robots before smart home tech becomes easy and reliable enough for the spouses to fully approve.

Cheer Paul, Thanks for the recommendation, Order placed.. 👍

Thanks for the video. It's an interesting product. Is there a link to a complete list of products/protocols ISG can handle? Like Denon? Samsung? Roku boxes?

8:55 love that you went and got changed just to add a quick update to the video 😂

Thanks for the code. It saved me 40$. It is sold out but I preordered it and soon hope to replace my PI. The full local Tuya without tuya account and codes keys will be great.

Morning Sir, happy Saturday!

This is a great solution for when you want to sell your home with your home assistant setup.

@vrthykr7070

3 ай бұрын

Something I am battling with right now. Most of my devices are Tasmota flashed so difficult for a new owner

Great review. Paul, Big question for you with your extensive use of Home Assistant would you replace your server with this product. I have seen this as a kickstarter and was waiting for it be "released"

Ohhhhhhhh, _that's_ why you want a ready room. Now I get it

can you replace the storage or add additional storage? HA can be very read/write intensive on storage and wear it out quickly. if you are unable to replace the storage... this might turn into a paper weight after a few years.

Love to see the return of mr socky

Loooovvveeeddd the eyebrow bit 🤣😂🤣😂

Understandable that LnL would want HA updated in step with their own software, it's all got to play nicely together and that's going to take a bit of checking with each release.

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

Yes HA core can be updated in iSG - no worries :)

Love the outtakes the have me laughing as much as the main video

Home assistant gets new features and improvements nearly every release. I wouldn't have security concerns, what I would have is feature envy :)

@paulhibbert

3 ай бұрын

I get what you’re saying, but I update Home Assistant regularly and nothing ever changes. Plenty of things break 😂 but nothing major changes. Now and then something big comes along, but then so will these updates for LinknLink

Thank you seems very interesting this to test out if I can. I'm just receiving a new free SLite Samsung Tablet so this might be a good start for me to test it on if this is possible! Thanks Again and happy Trexing! 🙂

Well that solves the ongoing plan of building one of these myself

Not having a battery might be intentional and a plus. smarthome dashboards often have a fixed placement and permanent power. that could damage the battery over time. maybe having it as an option would be nice for future models.

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion! You're right - batteries are relatively inexpensive. However, we don't include them for international sales purposes. Battery certifications can be costly, and they often create shipping complications. The iSG's micro USB port supports power input, so you can easily use a power bank as a portable battery solution if needed :)

@scotteverson4238

3 ай бұрын

@@LinknLinkSmart Consider allowing the user to BYOD or bring their own device and sell your integration as a licensed product. This would avoid your battery and shipping issues and allow flexibility to the end user.

This has come at such a great time as my solar install is in a few weeks, want a smart home hub installed on the wall near the batteries.

@davidw717

3 ай бұрын

Can it display graphs? Energy usage?

Love your vids. Question: Iam looking for a HUB and this seems like the one? However I want them to be able to show cameras like my Ring Doorbell especially if somebody rings the bell and allow me to use the Remootio app to open the gate? Is this possible on this.....I know in the Amazon hub it allows you do do this bit on other areas its mot as good as this.

Paul, Great job as always! …does this device have Thread capability too?

This thing has made me genuinely consider HA as an option for the first time xxx

Are they going to support zwave? And so they have a reboot access or web interface that we can connect to? Doing this all be a touch screen can be a pita. A keyboard and mouse would be great

Do you know if LinknLink will offer their integration/software as a self install on owner's own table? I think having tablet with battery for portability would make this even better.

Just starting out and have some Tuya and Philips. I was looking at Hubitat from your previous videos. Would this work with Hubitat or is this instead of Hubitat if I wanted to add Z-wave and maybe ZigBee? Thanks

Very good video, as always. Thank you very much. But one question, have i to reset every smart life device (i have more than 50) to use them in the Dashboard? Thanks

@paulhibbert

Ай бұрын

You do have to put them into pairing mode, so yeah, you would have fun with fifty devices 😂

Will there be an update video for this product, showing your usage of it?

Ok, I decided to order, let's see if it is as good as you said.

Really nice idea with an all in one and custom dashboard, got some concerns though can't see in shop where it's sent from, no about us info in shop, chat is not responding and their whatsapp is not valid, how fast are it going to get updates and when it does not sell that much anymore are updates just gonna halt.

But what if I already have a Home Assistant setup on a RPi5 and I want to connect this LinknLink to my existing installation, using it basically for its screen, voice control (probably?) and as a Matter/Huya server?

Morning dude! Do you know if linknlink going to release their own integration for ha, particularly for the presence sensors that used modbus?

So will you be able to import your current Home Assistant setup? What about if you are using an SSD? Would be nice if you could jet unplug your current SSD into this and go.

Still loving the reviews Paul. This one is intriguing. In Tenerife at the moment. Nice to watch something English.

Dear God, that future Paul edit might have been the best "future editor" cutaway that has ever been!

Is this a Kickstarter or in full production? Also can you access the HA install on the ISG from your other devices: Android tablet, PCs?

Another superb vid - I'm really interested in this, but have one reservation - I wonder if there's a way to import my current home assistant setup. Not sure I could bear to set all that up again manually from scratch 😂

Do we still need to pay extra to integrate Amazon so we can use voice commands?

Would you happen to know if the Linknlink ISG can connect and work with a standalone Home Assistant (eg the one I already have running at home)? I’m not interested in running an APK version of Home Assistant (updates, as you mentioned, but also some advanced stuff like running containers), but the ISG device looks very interesting.

I felt that 7 of 9 reference in my soul. Harry Kim: party fail of a lifetime.

@paulhibbert

2 ай бұрын

🤣 I know right?

I am currently using a habitat, how would this work? Can I just bring everything over? Or it will just tie in?

Would you need the eRemote if you've already got a broadlink rm4 pro?

Is it just a control interface? It would be great if you could see your camera feeds on it too.

Hello Paul. Really great video and product by the looks of it. I will certainly keep my on on it and wait for it to be available on Amazon. Your editing is really good good. On one of the video inserts you were placed behind the (was it a Star Trek) person which I thought was very clever. And your green screen (if it was green screen) was perfect, no edging around you. What software are you using. Excellent video. I use Davinci Resolve, CapCut and Movavi. Thank you. Take Care. Spoolbox.

Is there any mention of when these will ship? I preordered directly from the link. It just says preorder. The kickstarter said March 2024 for delivery of backer rewards. Just wondering what the plan is for direct orders.

@DaveSlack-dj4of

3 ай бұрын

I too have preordered. Sent an email to Linknlink a couple of days ago asking for an estimated fulfilment date, so far no reply.

@mirkomcc

3 ай бұрын

Same here, i really hope someone write here something :/ I paid and all i get is paypal notification, nothing else :/

This seems like a very promising device!

So does ISG’s version of HA have all the support/plugins or can they be added? I use HB and use Casambi lighting and control (BLE) and all works fine in HK and HB but I’ve never used HA. Tks

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

Due to hardware limit, the HA core in iSG is not a full version and can only work with 1300+ integrations (total is 2000+) but the 1300+ is quite enough :) You can contact our support for a detailed support list of integrations

Great work as usual Paul. I note that you didn't mention the ISG box that's the same thing with no screen.

@blissweb

3 ай бұрын

Interesting, I was thinking it would be good with the tablet separate so we could choose which tablet and get the battery support.

Well, yeah, it's sold out. Does look like a very nice product at an ok price. I love the idea of a Home Assistant apk, it should be a thing. Local Tuya support is also great. Having both battery and powered options would be great. Good video as always.

Great product but i really want it to be more like a tablet that i can add apps to . Not sure it can do that and operate the way say , the SHow15 does. Love the show15 but the inability to use different apps is a pita - Can this ONLY control smart devices?

I've been planning on buying a hubitat c8 but after watching this would this be a better solution?

I ordered one, did they tell you how long before they ship?

You says it works locally for tuya devices but I see in the video some things showing offline could you explain why please and thanks

Is there a way to import an existing home assistant setup or is it stay from scratch? Thinking especially of having to rebuild complicated automations

@wapphigh5250

3 ай бұрын

I'm not interested in importing my existing HA onto this set up either, but could it be used as a "backup"? Say in case of my existing server going down?

Is tuya connect natively local now? Im running local tuya but if its native it the official integration, I'll probably jump ship.

Curious how the local tuya works since I think the HACS local integrations currently available in HA still require developer account to get local key for each device and the official one still relies on cloud. Maybe they have a tuya developer account for isg which allows them to do this?

@killmymusic

3 ай бұрын

Ha! Exactly what I was asking myself. Also would like to hear how this works, before ordering it. However, when everything works locally I think you still need an external server to be able to remotely control your devices, so I guess this would mean a paid subscription for Home Assistant servers??

Does this product work with Eufy cameras? I'm looking for a hub I can use to control my ring security system and view my Eufy cameras. From what I've seen, Echo devices are the "best" option outside of using an android tablet, and even both of those options have serious limitations.

Can you run more than one of these, on the same network , at once?. I want multiple control panels throughout my house.

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

We already considered this :) In the future (probably 3-6 months) we are going to release a client software allowing users to install on any Android table to work as slave devices (require to purchase license)

so this linknlink smart home hub. I purchase and add devices to it. Now when it comes to adding automations, can i connect to the device from my pc to add automations? or any and all editing is only on the specific device?

I can't wait. And that eye brow needs to be more hairy. And agree, even in Australia the LinknLink support seems to be great.

Great video, as always, Paul. In my house I have a mixture of Philips Heuurrggh, Samsung Smartthings and Govee, all being controlled by Google Home (sorry). How would this device fit in? Would it replace Smartthings? How do we control things from another device, like a phone? Google Home app?

Couple of questions: 1) How are they working with Tuya locally? Thought it was not possible. 2) Would it be compatible with an external existing version of Home Assistant? Thanks :)

So can I access my home assistant through this device or is it just installing a separate version of home assistant on it?

Looks interesting, especially from a family accessibility perspective. I do all the HA stuff and no-one else at home knows how to deal with issues. Does the Broadlink control include Fastcon BLE lamps? I'm currently controlling my Fastcon lamps using a Zigbee motion sensor in HA and a routine in Alexa that turns the lamps on when motion is detected. Be good if I could just do that with a HA automation.

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your interest in iSG. We do support standard BroadLink devices but FastCon BLE is not a standard protocol - it is a proprietary wireless technology even BroadLink themselves don't advertise it as "BLE".

@daveforrester61

3 ай бұрын

@@LinknLinkSmart ah okay. Thanks.

Do you know if there is an easy way to move the stuff that I currently have on home assistant to this? Or should I endure the process of adding one by one all again?

@LinknLinkSmart

3 ай бұрын

Yes we are working on it to allow users to import their devices connected to their own HA system to iSG - no need to do it again. But this won't be available in our first released software and will be available thru an update (in month). For more questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our support by email or live chat :)

Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.

@paulhibbert

3 ай бұрын

That’s a difficult one to answer with 100% certainty. Contact sensors should work directly with the ISG interface. All other aqara stuff would need to be added to the Home Assistant side of this but you can’t do that yet because the Zigbee radio isn’t yet accessible to Home Assistant. So the answer is that you wouldn’t need the aqara gateway in the future, for now you would need the aqara hub and you would have to add it using the Apple HomeKit integration in home assistant (you don’t need to actually own any Apple HomeKit devices to do this). I have tested none of this though, so I just tell you I’m speaking theoretically!

@susst11

3 ай бұрын

@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul, makes me feel as though it wasnt such a stupid question after all. Youve done enough to convince me to buy one so it is now on pre order using your discount was only £133. 🙂

When two socks puppets really care for each other, it’s not just sox, they make glove

Nice new explosion replacement.

If u cant update homeassistant then alot of scripts and addons and stuff might not work after a while? As it was for me before ain't it so now aswell?