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Podcast: We’re switching to Google’s Home

December 20, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 2 Comments

The Amazon Alexa wall clock costs $30.

Kevin is back this week and we kick off the show discussing GE’s decision to spin out its industrial IoT business. From there we talk about the closure of Lighthouse, the smart camera maker, a critical update for Hue bulbs and Qualcomm’s new IoT chip. Then we dive into a swath of Alexa related news, including updates that tailor routines for locations, a new wall clock and the beta program from Amazon’s Guard security feature. The show isn’t all about Alexa. Kevin shares his thoughts on the Google Home Hub and I get excited about being able to see my G Suite calendar data on my Google Smart Display. (Here’s that Norm photo album we talked about.) We also handle the rather late-breaking news about Ring’s lack of camera footage security. We also answer a listener question about why some connected devices don’t work with mesh Wi-Fi systems.

My guest this week is my family. My husband and daughter come on the show each year to discuss what they like and don’t like from the world of smart devices. While we love Alexa and use it often, we’re switching over to Google Home after seeing the Nest gear and how well it performs with the Google Smart Displays. We also discuss our thoughts about what to take with us when we move and which devices we’ll miss most. I hope you enjoy the show, and the holidays!

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Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Afero, alexa, Amazon, Digicert, ge, google, lighthouse, nest, Philips Hue, Qualcomm

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  1. kevINSIGHT says

    January 16, 2019 at 10:53 am

    Do you see Google Home’s network of products reaching the level of control to rival Savant and Control4 systems? It seems like jumping in to a proprietary whole-home solution may be short sited.

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    • Stacey Higginbotham says

      January 16, 2019 at 8:52 pm

      I’m living with these, and I’m not sure what you are talking about?

      Reply

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