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Don’t buy a smart lock any time soon

June 16, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 17 Comments

Nest x Yale lock

Earlier this week, Level introduced a new, less-expensive smart lock. It’s smaller and, at $249, cheaper than the current $329 Level Lock Touch Edition. Level removed the touch and keycard functionality to reduce the cost and price on this new model. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple, bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, CSA, homekit, Level, Level Lock, Matter, NFC, smart home, smart locks, Thread

With CHIP on the horizon, what does the future hold for Zigbee and Z-wave?

April 19, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Alan called into our voicemail hotline asking about the future of Zigbee and Z-wave. He notes that we often discuss how WiFi and Bluetooth fit in with Project CHIP, which announced recent news about its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Bluetooth LE, CHIP, connected home, google, Project CHIP, samsung, smart home, WiFi, zigbee, ZigBee Alliance, ZWave

Eve’s latest HomeKit devices showcase the amazing Thread experience

March 24, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 8 Comments

Eve Weather

For the last week, I’ve been testing three products: the Eve Weather, Eve Door & Window Sensor, and Eve Energy Plug. These are all Apple HomeKit devices, but more importantly, they’re also Thread compatible. The best summary of my experience? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Bluetooth LE, door sensors, Eve, Eve Home, homekit, sensors, smart home, smart outlets, Thread, weather

RoomMe brings personalized presence controls to the smart home but consistency is an issue

November 27, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

I've lost track of how many years that I've called for personal presence in the home. And by "personal presence" I mean smarts that tell my house who is in what room and then control lights, music or other devices based on that context. So when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Bluetooth LE, context, Intellithings, presence, RoomMe, smart home

IoT news of the week for Nov. 15, 2019

November 15, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Graphic showing Internet of Things news

Amazon takes the smart speaker sales crown in Q3: Amazon Prime Day must have really helped to move Echo devices because, in the third quarter of this year, Canalys estimated Amazon shipped 10.4 million of them. That’s up from the 6.3 million Echo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, augmented reality, BLE, Bluetooth LE, google, google assistant, Google Home, intel, Linksys, Magic Leap, nvidia, robots, Spotiry, Trager, Twinkly, virtual reality

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