After two years of moving, renting, and setting up a new home, I'm getting back into a mostly organized smart home that isn't simply a hodgepodge of devices I'm testing at the moment. I mean, we're in a pandemic, so what else am I going to do? But … [Read more...]
Can you integrate a Nest Hello doorbell and LIFX bulb for smart home automations?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Rick called in with a question to our voicemail hotline. He previously used IFTTT to integrate his Ring doorbell with a LIFX bulb; the bulb would flash whenever someone was at the front door. Rick now uses a Nest Hello … [Read more...]
How to use your phone’s GPS location to change a Nest thermostat between Home and Away mode
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dean called in to our podcast hotline with a question about having his Nest thermostat automatically turn on when he gets near his home. He used to use IFTTT for this, but it no longer works. He’s wondering how … [Read more...]
Why does the data from different health and exercise trackers vary so much?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Vipul called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about fitness trackers. He has a few wearables and observes that there’s a wide variance between their results for steps taken and calories burned. He also … [Read more...]
Is it time to pull the plug on old Z-Wave light switches?
On our most recent episode of the IoT Podcast, Gareth called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his older Z-Wave switches. He’s using a Vera hub with about 30 devices and some of his switches are failing. Gareth also uses Google Home … [Read more...]
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