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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

Shhh! We’re heading towards a quieter, gesture-based smart home

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

To say that voice has become a primary control for the smart home would be a vast understatement. In less than five years since the first Amazon Echo device was launched, smart speakers equipped with microphones have not only become mainstays in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 3-D sensors, context, facial recognition, gestures, Motion Sensors, smart home, Time of Flight sensors

Bluetooth 5.1: The missing link for presence and context in the smart home?

January 30, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

There was big news out of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) this week, with details on direction finding functionality available in Bluetooth 5.1. Much of the following discussion around the web focused on the use case of making it easier to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: bluetooth, Bluetooth SIG, context, location, microlocation, smart home

Suprisingly, it’s Amazon, not Google, bringing more context to the smart home

September 26, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

I’ve considered the concept of context to be one of the most important when it comes to interacting with data. Before the first Android Wear watch debuted, I noted that Google Now could provide valuable contextual information at a glance, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, context, google, Google Home, smart home

With a single focus, Intel’s Vaunt has more potential than Google Glass

February 9, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Back in October of 2013, I got my own pair of Google Glass in order to cover the technology. The site where I worked at the time paid the $1,500 cost, and I later spent my own $225 to add custom frames that could handle my eyeglass prescription. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: context, google, google glass, intel, notifications, smart glasses, wearables

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