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My 4 favorite home automations and voice commands

June 19, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Last week, I surprised many readers when I noted why automated scenes don’t get any love in my home. And I was surprised that between comments on the blog and on social media were split fairly evenly: About half of them were in the same boat as me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, amazon alexa, automation, digital assistant, June Oven, Nest Hello, routines, smart home, timers

Google Assistant on Sonos is mostly great, with just a few limitations

May 15, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

After a year-and-a-half of waiting, Sonos officially supports the Google Assistant. A Sonos software update is required and is in the process of rolling out now, first in the US, to be followed by the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, France, The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, amazon alexa, google, google assistant, Google Home, smart speakers, sonos, Sonos One, voice assistant

How to stop guests from voice controlling your smart home

April 13, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

An interesting and slightly amusing voicemail came in to the IoT Podcast Hotline this week: The caller's guests are changing his thermostat settings by voice when they come over. The issue isn't specific to just a thermostat though since, in theory, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon, amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, google, google assistant, Google Home, How to, voice assistant

How to get really bright lights for your smart home (Hint: Opt for smart switches)

January 25, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

This week on the 200th episode of the IoT Podcast, we received a voicemail from John who asked an interesting question we hadn't thought about before. John is looking for A19 smart bulbs that are 100W to 150W replacements so they have a higher lumen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, google assistant, smart bulbs, smart home, smart switches, Wi-Fi

Amazon just pulled an Apple on the smart home

September 21, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

Amazon just solved several challenges associated with the smart home. At its event Thursday in Seattle, the online retailer attacked several pain points associated with the smart home to create a vision for the user experience I associate with Apple. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa connect kit, Amazon, amazon alexa, aws, Echo, internet of things, iot, smart home

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