Teardowns
Smart-home and IoT hardware analysis reconstructed from public FCC filings, certification photos, and vendor datasheets — what is actually inside the devices you buy.
This section is an archive — new writing now happens in Dev Logs. These posts stay up as published.
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Deadbolts, Retrofits, and Protocols: Decoding the Aqara Smart Lock Lineup
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Mapping the Unknown: The Robotics Behind Roborock S8
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Privacy at the Edge: An Engineering Analysis of the Aqara G4
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Why the Nanoleaf Matter Bulb Is Network Infrastructure (An Engineer’s Analysis)
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X-Ray Vision: An Engineer’s Analysis of Aqara Hub M3 (FCC ID 2AKIT-HMG01)
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SwitchBot Curtain 3: An Engineer’s Perspective on Silence and Efficiency
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Eve Energy Analysis: Why "Thread" Justifies the $40 Price Tag (Not the Plastic)
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Beyond the Bridge: A Technical Comparison of SwitchBot Hub 2 vs. Hub 3
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SwitchBot Hub 3: An Engineer’s Perspective on Its Hardware Design
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SwitchBot Hub 2 Teardown: A Masterclass in Thermal Isolation
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The Physics of Found Is How UWB Beats BLE in Smart Tags
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Shelly 1 Mini Gen3 Teardown – The Engineering Behind the World's Smallest Relay
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Teardown: Aqara FP2 mmWave Sensor and the Engineering Behind True Presence
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Aqara U200 vs SwitchBot Lock Pro - High Tech or Heavy Duty?
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SwitchBot Lock Pro (FCC Analysis): The Triumph of Mechanical Pragmatism
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Aqara U200 Analysis: Why Li-Ion Power & Gyroscopes Change the Retrofit Game
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Teardown: Aqara Climate Sensor W100 (FCC Analysis) – The Minimalist Engineering
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Teardown: Aqara Dimmer Switch H2 (FCC Analysis) – Smart Dimming meets Matter