On our most recent IoT Podcast, Dwight called in with an interesting question: He’s looking for a way to use some type of motion detection to automatically enable smart water sprinklers to deter deer, rabbits and other animals from feasting on his … [Read more...]
How to plan your smart home when building a new house
On our most recent IoT Podcast, we actually had two very similar questions left on our IoT voicemail hotline from Tyler and Dan. Both are building new homes and are wondering how to best plan for their smart home needs. They also have some existing … [Read more...]
Two startups trying to bring wireless power to the IoT
I am obsessed with ridding devices of wires. That's why I've been excited to report on the growth of wireless connectivity for the last two decades and why I'm now eagerly awaiting improvements in wireless power and energy-harvesting chips. Over the … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lights out for first-gen Hue hubs and Lightify
This week's show starts off with Kevin and me explaining exactly what's happening with the death of the first-gen Philips Hue hubs (which we mentioned way back in November) and the death of the cloud servers powering OSRAM's Lightify products. We … [Read more...]
Got cameras? Want features and privacy? Try Camect.
Cameras are one of the most popular smart home devices out there, but depending on which one you buy, they can be difficult to set up or, in the case of newer options, they share your images to the cloud. But a startup founded by two ex-Googlers is … [Read more...]