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diyHue VS SmartDesk

Compare diyHue VS SmartDesk and see what are their differences

diyHue logo diyHue

Build and control your own DIY smart home Lights with diyHue. The Open Source Hue Emulator integrates 3rd party devices incl. Alexa, Openhab, Home Assistant

SmartDesk logo SmartDesk

The most affordable premium standing desk
  • diyHue Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-18
  • SmartDesk Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-30

diyHue videos

My diyHue setup

More videos:

  • Review - diyHue using ESP8266 connected to entertainment area
  • Review - DIYHue Motion Sensor

SmartDesk videos

WORK SMART at Home! Autonomous SmartDesk 2 Standing Desk - Two Week Review

More videos:

  • Review - My new favorite desk?? Autonomous SmartDesk 2
  • Review - Affordable Standing Desk! | 6 month review of the Autonomous SmartDesk 2

Category Popularity

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Home
100 100%
0% 0
Office & Productivity
0 0%
100% 100
Note Taking
100 100%
0% 0
Productivity
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SmartDesk should be more popular than diyHue. It has been mentiond 31 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

diyHue mentions (8)

  • Any Zigbee2MQTT users? Using Hue without a Hue Bridge
    Check out diyHue to use the Hue app with Zigbee2MQTT without a physical Hue bridge. I've been running it for almost a year with zero problems using the Hue Essentials app. Source: over 1 year ago
  • WiZ Dynamic Colors
    Finally, I'd like to mention DiyHUE, (HA addon and integration availables) which is basically a HUE emulator that allow you to add a lot of non-hue lights into the HUE ecosystem, and control them using the official HUE app, which has a really nice UI and the whole "hue labs" formulas and custom effects included, which is awesome. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Hue Bridge backup
    Maybe diyHue is what you're looking for. As a warning, consider it in alpha stage. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Is there software to control disparate color light brands into single interesting scenes a-la Hue scenes?
    There’s a few projects out there like this: https://openrgb.org/ and https://diyhue.org/ there’s probably a few others too. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Using non Phillips Zigbee bulbs in HomeKit via Hue Bridge?
    Ther also exists a Hue Bridge emulator called DIYhue. I didn‘t try it yet but it seems promising. This Software can run on a Pi and emulates a Hue Bridge. Therefore your official Hue app can discover it. On the other end the Software connect with the real Bridge but also with third party devices. For example over the ConBee II ZigBee USB Stick. Source: over 2 years ago
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SmartDesk mentions (31)

  • I still love RGB madness, but it's gonna be warm white and natural light for me moving forward.
    a karlby butcher block from IKEA and an autonomous.ai standing desk frame. Works great for me! Source: about 1 year ago
  • Where can I buy sit/stand desks in India?
    How did you manage an autonomous.ai desk since they don't have shipping options to India by default? Source: about 1 year ago
  • Thanks to PCMR advice, finally stopped buying crappy "gaming chairs" and bought a real chair to game with. And it vibrates and heats up. On sale for just over $200.
    How do you like the desk? I'm currently using an autonomous.ai sit to stand desk (i never stand because for whatever reason I can't problem solve as well while standing) and I have a secretlab chair that I think is "just OK" (titan evo 2022), but I've been looking at their desks for a while now. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Any chair recommendations for therapists? What do you use?
    For telehealth, which is the majority of my practice, I use an autonomous.ai. It's not cheap, but not as expensive as many other similar chairs. Completely changed my life. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Does core strengthening actually work?
    I actually currently work an office job, though I do have the luxury of getting up frequently. That is the first thing I would recommend, is standing and stretching as often as you can. I also bought a chair from Autonomous (autonomous.ai) that has really good lumbar support and adjustability. Depending on where you work, you are entitled to ask your employer to make sure your chair and work space conform to safe... Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing diyHue and SmartDesk, you can also consider the following products

OpenRGB - OpenRGB is an all-in-one network-based software development kit that allows you to use third-party software to control all of your RGB.

Tasker - Tasker is an application for Android which performs Tasks (sets of Actions) based on Contexts...

Artemis RGB - An overview of the guides that'll teach you how to use Artemis

Oristand - A super affordable, portable standing desk

SignalRGB - Control and sync your favorite RGB devices from any brand.

Siri Shortcuts - Siri is an intelligent assistant that offers a faster, easier way to get things done on your Apple devices. Even before you ask.