Last night, I had forgotten to take my upstairs Nest off Eco mode, and I was shocked to see the difference in one of my son’s rooms based on my Nest Temperature Sensor. In my dream world, I’d have a variable system that could heat and cool rooms independently, but nevertheless, I didn’t buy bitcoin when it was $1, so I cannot afford that. With that being said, I do like having the knowledge of what’s happening in individual rooms and having that data in HomeKit. The new Aqara W100 Climate Sensor is a new way to do that with a built-in screen.
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What can you track with it?
The Aqara W100 does more than just tell you the temperature and humidity. That part is nice and accurate with a clear LCD screen (I would have preferred e-ink) that’s easy to glance at, even from across the room, but it’s what it adds to your HomeKit setup that makes it interesting. Here’s what it can track:
Temperature
Humidity
Battery level
Signal strength
External sensor data (if paired)
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