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IoT news of the week for July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Signify exec says Hue bulbs won't have Thread: This entire article featuring Hue's George Yianni discussing plans for the upcoming Matter home interoperability standard is worth a read, but the most surprising tidbit was how Hue thinks about Thread. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: amazon alexa, artificial intelligence, cameras, Mycroft, Philips Hue, robots, routers, Signify, Thread, zigbee

Wyze Cam Pan v2 review: Great but mainly for specific smart home users

September 29, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

This month Wyze introduced version two of its Wyze Cam Pan for $39.99 plus shipping. This upgraded model gains a few new features over its predecessor including a better processor. The benefit here is improved motion detection, which is very useful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: cameras, home security, smart home, webcams, Wyze, Wyze Cam, Wyze Cam Pan v2

CES 2021 preview: 6 things I’d like to see for the smart home and IoT

January 6, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

It’s nearly that time of year again for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Every January, Stacey and I walk dozens of miles to seek out the latest IoT devices, speaking to device makers and industry leaders at the show. Of course, this year CES is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: AI, alexa, Amazon, Apple, bluetooth, cameras, CES 2021, CHIP, google, google assistant, Google Home, homekit, mesh network, ML, Project CHIP, smart home, Thread, video doorbell, WiFi, zigbee

What to consider with your family and friends before making your smart home smart

January 31, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Joe called in and left us several great questions on the IoT Podcast voicemail hotline. Joe just bought a new home and started to choose a number of products to make it smart. That's a good first step! But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: cameras, digital assistant, guest network, home security, How to, smart bulbs, smart home, smart speakers, smart switches

Are cameras the answer to presence detection in the smarthome?

September 25, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, two semi-related stories caught my eye and got me thinking about a key smart home component that I find has been lacking for the past few years: Presence detection in the smart home.  First up was the news about a new feature … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: AI, Amazon, Amazon Echo Show, bluetooth, cameras, google, GPS, nest, Nest Hub Max, presence, privacy, smart home, Wyze

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