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Who can you turn to when creating a cohesive smart home from scratch?

January 6, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Curtis called into our voicemail hotline with two interesting questions. He recently built a new house with all of the smart home bells and whistles from Amazon, Ring, and Lutron but wondered why there isn't a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, best buy, CEDIA, google, Google Home, hub, Hubitat, Lutron, Ring, smart home, WiFi

Podcast: Should I put my IoT devices on a guest network?

December 26, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

This week's Internet of Things Podcast is a bit different from our typical format. Instead of discussing a range of topics and sharing a guest interview, we're tackling the question we get so often from our listeners who are rightfully concerned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Firewalla, guest network, iot, podcast, routers, security, smart home, VLAN, WiFi

When it comes to the smart home, how can we better balance security with convenience?

December 24, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we took an interesting question from Brent on our IoT voicemail hotline. Brent is wondering how to balance security and convenience when it comes to the smart devices in our home. He wonders if there’s an approach that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, iot, privacy, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams

Samsung SmartThings Wifi: Easy setup with intelligent, fast mesh networking

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

A few weeks back, I wrote about the decision to retire my Wink Hub. At the time I figured I'd just plug the Samsung SmartThings Link USB stick I previously bought into my Nvidia Shield TV, which turns that set-top box into a SmartThings Hub. But word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Google WiFi, mesh networking, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, SmartThings, WiFi

Philips Hue Sync Box: An entertaining lighting addition for movies and games

December 11, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

For as long as I've been writing here and podcasting with Stacey, I've generally stayed away from Philips Hue products. The main reason is that I haven't wanted numerous bridges and hubs around the house. Instead, I'd rather have a single hub at most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Hue Light Bars, Hue Play, Hue Sync, Philips Hue, Signify, smart bulbs, smart home

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