My Smart Home Played me for a Fool

Sometimes smart devices make me feel really dumb. And dumb devices are a smart idea.

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2: https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zwa-2
- Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range Dimmer ZEN72: https://amzn.to/46NmRIj
- HackRF One: https://amzn.to/40WKGK0

Thanks to Nabu Casa for sending the ZWA-2 for testing, and to Zooz for sending a few of their Z-Wave LR devices to connect to it. (The products used in this video were provided for review, but no money exchanged hands and they had no say in the video's contents.)

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Contents:

00:00 - Smart TP
00:46 - My smart problem is dumb
01:43 - The fix
02:09 - Setting up ZWA-2 with Home Assistant
02:53 - A dumb switch that's smarter
04:20 - Making it smarter with Z-Wave LR
05:23 - How does it look on SDR?
06:48 - Spouse Approval Factor
07:09 - Should you buy one?