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Podcast: Check out this new location tech for IoT

August 15, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week Kevin and I continue to follow the never-ending saga of companies who sent people’s voice utterances to contractors without disclosure and pile on with more disconcerting news about Amazon’s facial recognition service getting the ability to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Brilliant, cortana, Digital Ocean, FiRa Consortium, google, homekit, LG, LitePoint, Lumi, Microsoft, Nutanix, TP-Link, Wink

What smart switches are a good replacements for Plum Light Pads?

February 12, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

During the voicemail part of our IoT Podcast this week, we heard from Ed, who currently owns a number of Plum Light Pads. These smart switches aren't just nice to look at with their minimalistic design; they can monitor energy usage, don't require … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Brilliant, ge, idevices, Noon, Orro, Plum, smart home, smart switches, WeMo, Wi-Fi, zigbee

The Brilliant light switch is trying too hard

September 13, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 12 Comments

One of the most useful ways to make your home smart is by replacing existing light switches with smart switches. While these do require a bit of an installation, (many people are intimidated by wiring) once installed they giave a homeowner the power … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Brilliant

IoT news of the week for Oct. 13, 2017

October 13, 2017 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Brilliant Home Technology nabs $21M in additional funding: After raising an initial $3M from SV Tech Ventures, The Box Group, and Miramar Ventures, smart lighting company Brilliant announced a $21M Series A round of funding this week. This round was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple, Brilliant, Cortanna, dell, edgex foundry, Google Home, homekit, NB-IoT, samsung, Tooshlights, Yale

Meet Noon: A stealth lighting startup by a former Nest executive

September 22, 2017 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Is the world ready for a new smart lighting company? That's the bet Erik Charlton, a founding member of the Nest team and its former head of business, is making with his latest startup. Locoroll is a Cupertino-based company making a smart dimmer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Startups Tagged With: August, Brilliant, Erik Charlton, GoPro, Ketra, Locoroll, Lutron, Lyve, nest, Noon, Plum, Stack Lighting

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