If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in … [Read more...]
Homey Pro review: Great potential but check device support
Following the launch of the $69 Homey Bridge, the $399 Homey Pro is now available in the U.S. Stacey reviewed the lower-costing Bridge model back in March, and reported feeling mostly positive about the product. The more expensive Pro model removes … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 11, 2023
Here's a bit more on Philips Hue's potential as a home security play: On an earnings call the president of Signify, which owns the Philips Hue brand, said the company was working on a security camera for it. Now reports are saying that there are four … [Read more...]
Podcast: How Honeywell is approaching TinyML
This week we make a big announcement about the podcast and newsletter. Get ready! Then we talk about the issues with Matter and who's to blame. We lay out the challenges that both we and The Verge have highlighted with Thread credentialing, and talk … [Read more...]
How to take the first step toward smart energy management
Given the extreme heat this summer and the general awareness of how fragile our power grids are, there is a growing consensus that smart homes should include some form of smart energy management component. Today that might be a smart thermostat … [Read more...]