{"id":14413,"date":"2013-03-04T08:07:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T08:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/?p=14413"},"modified":"2020-04-13T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T21:31:04","slug":"video-leo-laporte-reviews-belkin-wemo-home-automation-modules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/reviews\/video-leo-laporte-reviews-belkin-wemo-home-automation-modules.html","title":{"rendered":"Video: Leo Laporte Reviews Belkin WeMo Home Automation Modules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14420 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/automatedhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/belkin-wemo-uk-1.jpg?w=150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"belkin-wemo-uk-1\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a great little 6 minute video from our favourite tech podcaster Leo Laporte. \u00a0His TWiT network show &#8216;Before You Buy&#8217; reviews new\u00a0technology\u00a0and Leo puts the Belkin system through its paces, demonstrating\u00a0a setup using the WeMo Switch plus Motion movement sensor\u00a0all controlled from an iPad (there&#8217;s an Android app in the works too).<\/p>\n<p>Leo also discusses using the system with the cloud based service &#8216;If This Then That&#8217;. \u00a0When used in\u00a0conjunction\u00a0with this service the WeMo can perform macros based on logic.<\/p>\n<p>The WeMo range is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;field-keywords=belkin%20wemo%20home%20automation&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=n%3A340831031%2Ck%3Abelkin%20wemo%20home%20automation&amp;tag=ah4-21&amp;url=search-alias%3Dcomputers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available from around \u00a340<\/a>. \u00a0Check out the video below\u00a0[spoiler: he likes it!]<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/automatedhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/belkin-wemo-ifttt-1.png?resize=550%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"belkin-wemo-ifttt-1\" width=\"550\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/automatedhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/belkin-wemo-ifttt-1.png?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/automatedhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/belkin-wemo-ifttt-1.png?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align: center; 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