Project Connected Home over IP, or CHIP, the working group dedicated to creating a building standard for the interoperability of smart home devices, closed out 2020 by sending out a draft version of the spec to all of its member companies. Someone … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 1, 2020
Sigfox's problem is IoT's problem: This profile on the trials of 10-year-old Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) provider Sigfox is a lovely little microcosm of the overall trials of the internet of things. After so much hype, the reality of fewer … [Read more...]
Podcast: An update on Project CHIP and a secure 2021
This week’s podcast starts with an update on the Project Connected Home over IP standard promulgated by Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung. Then we talk about Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s letter to the Department of Health and Human Services asking what … [Read more...]
HOOBS promises a HomeKit home with non-HomeKit devices. Does it deliver?
Over the holidays, I've been testing and using HOOBS, a pre-built smart home server that runs the open-source Homebridge software. HOOBS, which stands for Homebridge out of the box, is $169 and is comprised of a RaspberryPi with an included SD card … [Read more...]
How to use a LUX sensor to improve a “lights on at sunset” automation
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Scott called in with a question to our voice mail hotline with a smart lighting question. He uses a Hubitat hub to turn his lights on automatically at sunset. However, on certain days, that’s not early enough because … [Read more...]
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