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Podcast: What the heck is an IoT hyperscaler?

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

With this week's show I feel like we're singing the same old tune. Philips Hue maker Signify is delaying its implementation of Matter while it waits for others to implement features it needs. Meanwhile Eve has started selling plugs that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, alexa, Alterco, Amazon, Apple, athom, Bluetooth SIG, Eve, homekit, Homey, InfluxData, Kore, LoRa, LPWAN, Matter, Shelly, Sidewalk Network, Signify, Silicon Labs, Twilio

It’s time for a smart home spring clean, y’all!

March 29, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Last week, I had three different batteries on my desk and a growing list of tasks I needed to do to keep my devices online and running smoothly. After swapping out batteries in a door lock, a door knob, and in the sensor of the MyQ garage door … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Apple, google, irobot, June, Matter, MyQ, nest, SmartThings

Where does generative AI fit in the IoT?

March 27, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Major publications are really worried about Alexa, Siri, and Google's digital assistant these days. That's because, so far, these products aren't using generative AI, a set of machine learning models that are trained to guesstimate the next set of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Apple, Bard, ChatGPT, DALL-E, google, Midjourney, Open AI, Siri, Software AG, SoundHound, Stable Diffusion, TwinThread

Can’t hear that phone ring? Smart home to the rescue!

March 16, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Brian on our podcast hotline. His mother is an assisted living facility and doesn't always hear her phone ring so he's looking for a solution to that problem. Brian asked if there's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Alexa drop in, Amazon, Amazon Echo, bluetooth, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home, WiFi, zigbee

TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart

February 1, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 9 Comments

After updating an older smart plug to support Matter in November, I tested my first Matter-certified outlet. The $19.99 TP-Link Tapo P125M supports Matter right out of the box. As a result, the setup process was essentially... boring. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, google assistant, Google Home, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, Siri, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs, Tapo, Tapo P125M smart plug, TP-Link

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