I’m getting close to admitting defeat. And it hurts. I’ve long been a proponent of smart home hubs with multiple radios, particular those for Zigbee and Z-Wave, but it seems like the hub market is happy to ignore those in favor of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth … [Read more...]
Meet Vector, an autonomous little robot with smarts and cloud connectivity
We need to talk more about robots here. So let's do that, starting with the $249 Anki Vector, a follow up to Anki's Cozmo that launched two years ago. Anki introduced Vector as a Kickstarter project so I got my little robot for $199; it's available … [Read more...]
Google Home Hub is all about simplifying the smart home experience
In March I said I wanted Google to make a smart home hub. Now, Google has one. But the Google Home Hub isn’t the hub I wanted. That’s OK because Google is attempting to make the smart home experience easier instead of trying to cram in more radios to … [Read more...]
Four clever ways to use a door/window sensor for home automation
Ah, the lowly door/window sensor. It just sits next to an entry point in the home waiting to add security benefits and it doesn't really cost that much. Instead of treating spare sensors like the Rodney Dangerfield of IoT devices, why not give that … [Read more...]
Suprisingly, it’s Amazon, not Google, bringing more context to the smart home
I’ve considered the concept of context to be one of the most important when it comes to interacting with data. Before the first Android Wear watch debuted, I noted that Google Now could provide valuable contextual information at a glance, for … [Read more...]
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