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You’ve got mail! The Ring Mailbox sensor reviewed

January 7, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

In September, Amazon launched several new devices and provided more information about its low-power wide-area network called Sidewalk. Amid the crush of news was the announcement of a mailbox sensor made by Amazon's Ring security business. The sensor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Sidewalk, LoRaWAN, mailbox sensor, Ring, sensors, Sidewalk

HOOBS promises a HomeKit home with non-HomeKit devices. Does it deliver?

December 30, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Over the holidays, I've been testing and using HOOBS, a pre-built smart home server that runs the open-source Homebridge software. HOOBS, which stands for Homebridge out of the box, is $169 and is comprised of a RaspberryPi with an included SD card … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Apple, Google Home, HomeBridge, homekit, HOOBS, hubs, smart home

Amazon’s Halo band does what’s it’s designed to do

December 14, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Amazon's Halo fitness tracker is now available for anyone to buy for $99.99 (plus $4.99 a month). So should you get it? Unless you want to avail yourself of the body scans and feature that tracks your tone of voice, or you want access to a variety of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Halo, Apple, fitbit, Garmin, Wyze

Apple HomePod mini review: A good option for iOS and HomeKit smart homes

December 3, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

HomePod mini

Until recently, if you wanted Siri in a smart speaker, you had to pay several hundreds of dollars to choose from one and only one option: Apple’s HomePod. Last month, the $99 Apple HomePod mini became available, providing a second, less-expensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, digital assistant, HomePod, HomePod mini, iOS, Nest Audio, Siri, smart home, smart speakers

Smart gifts that are close to home

November 30, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Each year we pull together a gift guide full of connected gadgets that we've tried — and loved — over the previous 11 months. Given that in 2020 we've spent most of our time at home, we've focused this year's guide on gifts that will help us maintain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon Halo, Arduino, B-Hyve, Chef IQ, Embr, Mi, Soltech, Whoop

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