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A transition plan from Insteon to HomeKit (and Matter!)

June 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 8 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Ron left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Ron has used various smart home technologies for 30 years; the latest platform in his home is Insteon. With Insteon effectively shutting down its cloud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Apple iOS, Eve Home, Insteon, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi, z-wave, zigbee

How to use a HomeKit garage door opener with an Alexa smart lock

May 25, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Steve left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Steve is transitioning his smart home platform from using Amazon Alexa to Apple HomeKit. However, his family likes the fingerprint sensor door lock in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Ecobee, fingerprint sensor, garage doors, Meross, smart locks

My husband’s favorite smart home devices

May 24, 2022 by andrew 4 Comments

This article is by Andrew Allemann. Those who live and breathe the Internet of Things can get a little too close to it. We lose sight of what it's like for the typical person to live with connected technologies. So I asked my husband to think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Eufy, Flic, June, Lutron, Nanoleaf, Philips Hue, roomba

Why messaging and texting over LoRa networks isn’t likely to happen

May 17, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Adam left on our IoT Voicemail hotline. Adam was thinking that the wireless spectrum used by Amazon Sidewalk and other decentralized LoRaWAN networks might be useful for communications. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Sidewalk, bluetooth, Helium, LoRa, LoRaWAN, mesh networking, unlicensed spectrum, WiFi

Can you set up custom sound notifications with Alexa or other digital assistants?

May 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Keith left on our IoT Voicemail hotline. He wants to set up custom sound notifications in his smart home because he sometimes has a difficult time hearing certain things. Keith wants to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon, amazon alexa, Apple, Apple iOS, google, Google Home, Google Nest, smart home, sound detection

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