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Can you add a secondary Z-Wave controller for a connected door lock?

October 18, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Nest x Yale lock

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from Dave on our Voicemail hotline. Dave's landlord uses a SmartRent mobile app and Aeotec hub that connects to a smart Yale Assure door lock with Z-Wave. Dave wants to add a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, Assa Abloy, smart home, smart locks, SmartRent, Yale, ZWave

What are good wireless Z-Wave switch or button options?

April 16, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we chose an email listener question instead of a voicemail from our IoT Podcast Hotline. This week, Matt wrote in with a fairly specific question but it can be applied to any number of smart homes. Matt's current … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, buttons, Jasco, Philips Hue, samsung, smart bulbs, smart home, SmartThings, wireless switches, ZWave

Podcast: Get excited for our annual Q&A episode

December 24, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

It's time for the end-of-year question and answer episode where Kevin and I tinker, search Google, and ask companies for help answering your questions about the smart home. We start with a broad category of questions related to your needs outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Aeotec, Amazon, Arlo, LIFX, Philips, Sengled, SmartThings, Wi-Fi, Wyze, z-wave

Podcast: SmartThings works with Google Nest again!

December 10, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

This week's podcast starts with good news. Samsung's SmartThings platform will once again work with Google devices starting in January. We discuss SmartThings a bit more to cover how sensor company Aeotec is launching a new smart home hub that will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: ACRN, Aeotec, Amazon, Apple, Arlo, Calix, google, Logitech, LoRa Alliance, nest, Sight Machine, SmartThings

What’s a good bedside table button for controlling lights as well as for other devices?

October 1, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent podcast episode, Jason called in because he's considering the IKEA Tradfri lights for his bedroom and wants a button nearby to control them. There's a catch though: Jason may end up repurposing that button for controlling other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, Button, Fibaro, hubs, ikea, samsung, SmartThings, Tradfri, z-wave

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