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Zigbee bulbs: Replace them with Matter or stay with Zigbee?

July 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael has invested in Zigbee lights up to this point and he’s heard about some challenges that still face Matter devices some challenges that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, colored lights, Feit, Kasa, Matter, Philips Hue, RGB bulbs, Sengled, smart bulbs, smart home, TP-Link, tunable bulbs, Wi-Fi, zigbee

Smart home labels: What works with what?

July 5, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

It's hard to believe that the Matter standard launched eight months ago at this point. Yes, there are still growing pains for Matter. But at least we're starting to see smart home devices with the Matter label on them. In fact, we're seeing new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Amazon Sidewalk, Apple, bluetooth, google assistant, Google Home, Home Assistant, homekit, Hubitat, Matter, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, Siri, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi

What Broadcom’s latest Wi-Fi 7 chips tell us about the IoT

June 26, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This story was originally published on June 23, 2023 in my weekly IoT newsletter. You can sign up here. Broadcom's claim to fame before it became a chip and software conglomerate was that it was able to integrate multiple radios on a single chip. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: bluetooth, Broadcom, Thread, Wi-Fi 7, zigbee

Podcast: Our take on Apple’s Vision Pro and fixes for bad air

June 8, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

It may not surprise anyone, but Kevin and I have thoughts on Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset that we're sharing with y'all. We also lay out some details about changes to Apple's various operating systems and services that relate to Siri and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, bluetooth, fitbit, FTC, google, Kudelski, Matter, Micha Benoliel, Nodle, Particle

Level locks and Matter: Wait for the upgrade or buy a new lock?

May 9, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things podcast, we took a voicemail on our podcast hotline from Greg. He owns a Level Bolt smartlock that currently uses Bluetooth and hasn't heard much about the previously announced Matter upgrade for his smart lock. Greg … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amazon, bluetooth, google, Level Lock, Matter, smart home, smart locks, Thread

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