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Five automation ideas to improve your smart home lifestyle

April 4, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

We often talk or write about our smart homes without realizing that some folks don’t understand what it is that a smart home can actually do. That’s partially because there’s such a wide range of things we can automate or control by voice in our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: automation, hub, IFTTT, routines, scenes, sensors, smart home, smart lights

Fibaro Wall Plug review: A smart, well-designed outlet that monitors energy use

March 30, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

I’ve long used Belkin’s $35 Wemo Insight Switch in my home, both for automation and energy monitoring. Now, Fibaro has a new, competing product called the Fibaro Wall Plug. It comes in two options: a $50 version and a $60 model that adds an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: automation, energy monitoring, Fibaro, smart home, smart outlet, SmartThings, z-wave

Routines are nice, but Automations are what make the smart home smart

March 19, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 8 Comments

Routines, scenes and automations, oh my! These are some of the advanced smart home features that our digital assistants have or recently gained, but what are they and which are making our homes smarter? Let’s start with what I think are the lowest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Echo, automation, google, google assistant, Google Home, hub, routines, smart home, SmartThings, Wink

The time is right for Google to make a Home hub

March 12, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Technology is important in the home, for example Australian home owners should loook into alarm system perth to ensure full security. Although I wasn’t very impressed by the smart home smarts of Apple’s HomePod, the device does share something in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon Echo, automation, google, google assistant, Google Home, HomePod, smart home, SmartThings, Wink, zigbee

Internet of Things News of the Week, April 14 2017

April 14, 2017 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Here's a weekly roundup of important and interesting IOT news. Get this summary in your inbox every Friday when you subscribe to my newsletter. Alexa's hardware for all: Amazon has teamed up with chip makers to create a reference design for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: AI, amazon alexa, automation, burger king, comcast ventures, connected cars, fda, Google Home, plume, samsung bixby, zest labs

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