Xiaomi Introduced Xiaofang Smart IP Surveillance Camera

Xiaomi has just launched the Xiaofang Smart IP surveillance camera, the next-generation camera with an interesting design.

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Xiaomi Xiaofang IP camera owns the cube design and is similar to the Mijia Dafang Smart iPhone model that debuted last year. Instead of using only one camera, Xiaofang Smart IP has two cameras, both front, and back of the device.

The base of the Xiaofang Smart IP camera also differs by adding two skid plates. The camera also has a screw-in point, which allows you to attach the camera to the ceiling or to the wall.

The Xiaofang Smart IP surveillance camera is quite compact and has a built-in microSD card slot on the bottom. In addition, the device also has a micro USB charging port.

Both cameras have an aperture of f / 2.0 and a wide viewing angle of up to 210 degrees. The placement of two sensors also allows the camera to rotate 360 ​​

degrees around the house.

Xiaomi introduced Xiaofang Smart IP surveillance camera, support 360-degree rotation, night shot, cost only $35.

Through a smartphone connection, Xiaofang Smart IP camera allows the host to simultaneously view images in four different angles in real time, a feature that is very useful for monitoring the home wherever the Internet is located. Collected image data is encrypted using advanced technology so it is not exposed.

In addition, the Xiaofang Smart IP also has built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, infrared sensors for night vision, voice control, and VR.

Choosing the Best Broom Vacuum Cleaner

The broom vacuum cleaner is more and more popular with French households. Simple and practical, he knows how to seduce, sometimes even replacing the traditional vacuum-sled. But they are not all as practical as they seem.

After a sales increase of 15% in 2014 (GfK), the broom vacuum cleaner has met with more than success; in recent years, it is one of the cartons of the home appliance market. This craze is not surprising. Indeed, the broom vacuum cleaner has many advantages: it offers maneuverability more and more work by the manufacturers, a quality of dusting close to what offers the vacuum-sleds and an autonomy more and more important.

For a long time they have been used as a secondary vacuum cleaner in homes, and nowadays some models can now claim the title of the main unit in small spaces - places where they are easier to handle than a vacuum cleaner, and less cumbersome at home. tidy.

KEY POINTS

Convenience and maneuverability

It is important to know if the handling of the device is practical and intuitive. We also value its handling, which depends on its weight but also its balance. Versatility is a plus.

Suction

Passage required in our test laboratory. The broom vacuum which sometimes has a vocation to become the main smart vacuum cleaner must suck perfectly, if possible on all surfaces. This must be done effortlessly, without the brush sticking to the floor.

Noise

A smart vacuum cleaner necessarily makes noise, certainly, but some do more than others. This criterion may have more or less importance depending on the users; it seems important to us that everyone can choose knowingly.

Maintenance

A vacuum cleaner that requires a very frequent filter cleaning creates constraints for the user. The tests performed in this context also allow us to evaluate the quality of filtration, very uneven from one device to another.

Autonomy

Very variable according to the model, it goes from 20 min to more than 60 min in normal mode. This is of little importance if the broom that was chosen is an extra vacuum cleaner. This criterion is more important if it is the main vacuum of a large home.

We measure the suction efficiency on various surfaces. We also attach great importance to the convenience of use and simplicity of cleaning: the vacuum is easy to disassemble, the parts are well identified and fit together, the filters get dirty- they are so much and are they washable? The robustness of the device is also evaluated piece by piece. Finally, we measure the noise emissions of vacuum cleaners and their consumption.

Recipe: Make Homemade and Organic Mustard!

Notice to lovers of stew, meat lovers, aficionados of barbecues, who like the salad dressing, all those who prepare their own mayonnaise, fetish pies ... Today, we learn to make his homemade and organic mustard. High condiment in flavor, the mustard recipe is rather simple. Ready to have a stinging nose?

Mustard recipe: the ingredients

To make a pot of mustard 150g, you will need above all, a pot. Several options are available to you: keep an old pot of mustard (the simplest a priori!), Keep a pot of pate that can close (closing clip or screw) or some pots of old-fashioned cream. Wash it and boil it in water.

If you have a mortar, a scale, and a mixer, it will make it easier. Otherwise, a little elbow grease will suffice, the recipe we offer does not require all these utensils. Once this first step is completed, you will need the following ingredients:

30g of organic mustard seeds (4 tablespoons)

3g of turmeric (1 teaspoon)

30g cider vinegar (4 tablespoons)

30g cold water (4 tablespoons)

20g of flour (2 tablespoons)

20g of organic sunflower oil (3 tablespoons)

10g of honey (1 teaspoon)

3g of salt (1 teaspoon)

2g of pepper (3 rounds of a mill)

How to make homemade mustard?

Crush your mustard seeds with a weed grinder pen. In your mortar, your blender or in a bowl with the back of a large iron spoon (salad-covered type) crush your mustard seeds. Otherwise, you can also put your seeds in a plastic bag and crush them with a heavy object type big book, shoe heel, ... If you use a mixer, remember not to crush the seeds too much if you want to make mustard to old.

Add water and apple cider vinegar. If you have verjuice (grape juice), you can use it.

Let the mixture soak for a good night or a few hours.

Add all the other ingredients. If you want to flavor your mustard, it's time to add the other ingredients.

Mix everything or mix it. Here too, if you want to make an old-fashioned mustard, adapt the mixer. If instead, you want a very smooth mustard, pass the mixture to the sieve after mixing.

Leave to rest in the fridge while closing the jar.

You can keep your mustard for several weeks.

Dare flavored mustards!

If not happy to have made a homemade mustard with your own hands, you want to flavor your mustard ... You can add to the basic preparation you just read other ingredients as you wish:

• Garlic
• Tarragon
• Ginger
• Herbs of Provence
• Sage
• Rosemary
• Pastis or more sadly anise

You can also play on the different types of vinegar provided it is acidic (not balsamic) and on different types of honey.

Why make your mustard yourself?

The first answer that comes is sure: and why not? More seriously, make your own mustard:

It is to avoid consuming unselected products that are added preservatives and other dyes.

It is cocorico: if there is a condiment that finds its place in our culinary heritage, it is mustard: Dijon, Meaux, Burgundy, Braves. The mustard - which for the little history dates from the Romans - accompanies our emblematic dishes and our tables since our childhood.

It's diet: who wins between ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise? The Mustard, which for example is 5 times less sweet than ketchup.

It's much better. What a pleasure to eat a mustard whose taste is purely ... original.

To your mortars, ready, mustard!

Aqara Opening Detector: for Doors and Windows

New equipment has joined my home automation system. This is a new Aqara sensor, which will join my sensors of temperature, humidity, and pressure . And like these, it will be compatible with the gateway of Xiaomi and therefore with the application Mi-Home of the brand, but it will also be integrated into Domoticz! Well, I'm talking about a new sensor, but in fact, I've already ordered two. And it may well be that I order others thereafter. What is the role of this sensor? It is a door or window opening detector. Let's see that together.

Characteristics of Aqara Aperture Detector

Door or window opening detection module

Wireless operation

Technology: ZigBee

White color

Easy to put in place

Works with the Xiaomi Mi-Home app

Built-in Domoticz

Unpacking the sensor

The Xiaomi door sensor package is white and understated, as always for Aqara products. Inside, there is, of course, the opening detector (consisting of two parts), as well as a manual and stickers to fix the 2 parts of the sensor.

The manual will not serve you much since it is only in Chinese. So you have to go intuition. But do not panic, as I indicated in the characteristics above, it is very easy to set up.

Presentation of the sensor and its operation

The sensor is composed of two parts. Thus, whether it is on a door or a window, one will stick a part on the amount and the other on the door (or the window). Here is an overview of the design of the bigger part of the two:

This part has a small button on the edge to achieve the association of the sensor.

On the back of the sensor (on both sides), there is already an adhesive to stick where you want.

Both parts of the sensor make sense. This one is identifiable thanks to the small mark present on each part. The two marks are to be positioned together (here understand one against the other).

The Aqara door opening detector is not very big. Seeing it on the Internet, I thought it was more cumbersome. Judge for yourself, compared to a 1 € coin.

Adding the sensor in the Mi-Home app

Before you even stick your Xiaomi door sensor on a door or window, do the pairing and test it. To do this, launch the Mi-Home app (install it first if you do not have it yet).

• To add a new device in Mi-Home, click the + icon at the top right.
• We will make the addition manually. So press down on Add manually.
• Search the list for the Aqara door and window sensor and select it.
• Now press the sensor pairing button for a few seconds, until the blue LED flashes.
• Once the sensor is paired with the Gateway Xiaomi, choose the room in which your sensor will be positioned.
• Now select the icon you want to associate with your sensor.
• Finally, give your sensor a name
• And now, the sensor is now visible in Mi-Home.

It is, therefore, possible to create scenes in Mi-Home to be alerted, for example, in case of change of sensor status etc. Well, the problem is that the application is 50% English and 50% Chinese ... So hard to find what you want ... But it's not very serious since we can integrate this sensor in a solution like Domoticz. And for my part, that's what I did!

Integration of the Aqara opening detector in Domoticz

Here we are now on the Domoticz homepage. Click on the top right of Settings then go to Devices.

• Click Settings and then Devices
• For more visibility, click the Unused button at the top right.
• Click Unused at the top right to display only devices that you do not use
• Locate the sensor called Xiaomi door sensor and at the end of the line press the small green arrow to integrate it.
• Click on the green arrow to add the sensor
• Give it an explicit name and click the Add Device button
• Give the sensor a name and click Add Device

And that's all! The Aqara door and window opening detector is now operational in Domoticz. You can now include it in all kinds of scenarios and events.

How to Remove Cat or Dog Hair?

Your beloved four-legged friend leaves hair all over the house? If your sofa, rug or clothes are covered with traces of its passage, here are some simple tips to eliminate them easily.

Smart Vacuum Cleaner

It sounds obvious but it's still the best way to remove the hair that decorates your sofa or carpet. Do not hesitate to regularly use a smart vacuum cleaner, and use a nozzle with a brush to clean more easily tissues (chair, curtains, cushions ...).

Use dish gloves

Here's a tip you can not do without. Put on a pair of dishwashing gloves and simply put your hands on the cushions of your sofa or armchairs, the hair will stick on it. Tip: Proceed in circular motions, you will only have to recover the balls of hair thus formed. A method that also works very well in the basket or on the cat's cover.

Sponge a wet sponge or washcloth

To effortlessly remove the hair that covers your armchairs, your carpet or the top of your duvet, moisten a sponge (clean of course) and go round the fabric. The hairs will clump together, you just have to pick them up and throw them away. You can also use a washcloth, just as convenient.

Use an adhesive roll

Take a roll of self-adhesive paper and put it on your clothes to remove hairs and fluff that stick to it. For best results, remove the top layer of the roll as soon as the paper does not stick enough. In the same way, you can also use tape (like the one used to close cartons), by cutting strips of tape or by wrapping a little around your hand (adhesive side out) and by passing it on your tissues.

Use a velvet brush

Perfect for removing hairs from fabrics, the velvet brush works equally well on clothes and upholstery. Take care, however, to always move in the same direction and avoid the movements back and forth at the risk of seeing hairs redeposit in the same place.

Use an electrostatic brush

It works on the same principle as your old tights. It is a cylindrical plastic brush that attracts hair like a magnet. Just pass it on the fabric to clean (sofa, carpet, clothes ...). Another tip: use an inflated balloon and put it on your clothes. The effect is exactly the same, the hairs will stick to the surface of the balloon.

Test the softening wipe

New or used, softening wipes are great for picking up cat or dog hair. The fabric softener that you throw in your dryer will find a second use here: use it to wipe the cushions of the fabric of your sofa or your clothes, the hair will stick on it. 

How to Grow Purple Pampas Grass?

Purple pampas grass is a showy grass growing fast ornamental that reaches a height of 6 to 8 feet at maturity, plus an additional 2 to 3 feet of feathered pink feathers that appear in late summer and fall. Allow enough space for a bouquet of pampas grass roses spreads to widths of about 8 feet. Purple pampas grass is easy to plant by seed and takes root easily, but needs to be planted carefully because it can become invasive.

Things you will need

A plastic milk jug of 1 gallon

Knife

Soil

plastic bag rubber

band

Instructions

1.Save a vacuum of 1 gallon of a milk jug. Rinse the carafe until no trace of milk remains.

2.Remove the bottom part of a third from the jug, using a small knife or a cutter. Reserve the bottom of the jug and discard the top.

3.Make several small slits in the bottom and bottom sides of the jug, with the tip of the knife.

4.Fill the pot with a mixture of commercial potting soil.

5.Set the container aside to drain until the potting mix is moist but not soggy.

6.Scatter a packet of purple pampas grass seeds on the top of the soil. Sprinkle seeds with a thin layer of soil no more than 1/16 inch deep. Otherwise, lightly press the seeds into the soil.

7.Cut four or five small slits on each side of a large plastic bag.

8.Slide the pot into the bag. Seal the bag with a rubber band tie or twist.

9.Place the cardboard in a protected place outside. Leave the pampas grass seeds alone until spring.

10.Enlarge the holes on top of the plastic bag when the pampas grass plants are about 1 inch tall, usually in late spring or early summer. Enlarge the holes a little more each week for three weeks.

11.Dig a hole in a well-drained area where purple pampas grass will be exposed to full sun or partial sun.

12.Carefully cut the carton of milk to remove the grass from the pampas, then place the pampas grass in the hole. Plant the grass at the same depth, it was planted in the soil container. Pat the soil firmly around the roots.

13.Water the pampas grass thoroughly after planting and then keep the soil moist for the first three to four weeks, or until new healthy growth appears. After this time, provide the plant with about one inch of water per week in dry weather.