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

March 16, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 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

Can incoming phone calls trigger routines in your smart home?

January 28, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about smart home routines triggered from an incoming phone call. Mike doesn't keep his phone in the bedroom when he sleeps at night and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, automations, HomePod, IFTTT, routines, smart home

What smoke alarm systems can send phone notifications?

September 28, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On a recent IoT Podcast episode, we took a question from Ryan on our Voicemail hotline. Ryan wants to get notifications from smart smoke alarms on his farm. He looked into these a few years back but only found limited options. So he wants to know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, Amazon Guard, First Alert, Google Home, Kidde, Nest Aware, notifications, smart smoke detectors

Why are fewer people chatting with Alexa?

December 29, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

Smart speakers with voice assistants have accomplished one key goal. At a low cost, consumers were able to bring some smarts into their homes on the cheap. And that has led to a surge in the sales of other connected devices to actually control by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Apple, google assistant, Google Home, Siri, smart displays, smart home, smart speakers

What’s an easy smart home system to maintain (that speaks Spanish too)?

October 6, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, James called in with two related questions. He’s looking to equip his in-laws' multi-level house with smart home and security gear and is wondering what products we would recommend to limit requests for his IT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, Eero, google assistant, Google Home, home security, Ring, smart home, smart speakers, Spanish, Wyze

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