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Bedroom smart device choices if you don’t care about privacy

December 11, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Most of our podcast listeners balance their smart home device choices with privacy preferences and for good reason. But on the most recent IoT Podcast, we received a question that's less concerned with privacy. Clarissa asked what devices we'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Look, Awair, Naked Labs, Philips Hue, privacy, Smart Display, smart home, Withings

How to get old factories producing new insights

December 5, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

One of the challenges associated with bringing new tech to old manufacturing facilities is that few companies want to disrupt their current operations. Worries about downtime, security, and even a lack of trained employees make it so that most older … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: IIC, industrial iot, SAP, TE Connectivity

Can you install smart switches if your home doesn’t have neutral wires?

December 1, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 13 Comments

This week's question from the IoT Podcast Hotline likely applies to many people, or at least, those that have older homes. On the podcast, our caller asks if he can make a 50-plus-year-old house a little smarter. The problem? The home's electrical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, google assistant, homekit, How to, hub, Lutron, smart home, smart switches

What IoT devices to buy for people in their first apartment or condo

November 26, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

Our most recent podcast featured a voicemail question from Scott. He’s a dad with two daughters; one has an apartment and one has a condo. Being a great dad, Scott wants to get both girls started with smart homes with simple solutions and wonders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Canary, Chromecast, Fire TV, google, Kasa, TP-Link

How to trigger custom Alexa notifications from a smart home event

November 9, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 25 Comments

On this week's IoT Podcast, we got a great voicemail question from Keith. He wants to know if an Amazon Echo can notify him of external events based on other smart devices in his home. For example, if a webcam sees movement, can Alexa tell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, IFTTT, nest

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