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IoT questions: multi-zone smart LED light strips, digital assistant options and Home Assistant

December 22, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Ken called in to our IoT voicemail hotline with three smart home questions. He wants to know what multi-zone color LED light strips we'd recommend for his house, which digital assistant he should consider, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, digital assistants, google assistant, Home Assistant, LED lighting, light strips, Shelly, smart home

What products can help you make a home workshop smart?

October 23, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On a recent IoT Podcast episode, David called in with a question that was challenging for us to answer. David has a workshop and asked us what products he should consider to make his woodworking workshop “smart”. Since neither of us has a workshop, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: digital assistants, smart displays, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs, smart speakers, smoke detectors, video doorbell

Smart home tip: Don’t get “cute” when naming your devices

August 9, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Brent called in to our voicemail hotline asking how to name devices in the smart home. Brent decided to call one of his lights "mushroom" (maybe it's a Super Mario Bros. themed room?) and his digital assistant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, connected devices, digital assistants, google assistant, How to, iot, Siri, smart bulbs, smart home, smart lights

CES 2021: A deep breath for the smart home to determine its future

January 13, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Although the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 event is technically only half over, most of the big news typically lands in the first half of the week. So barring any groundbreaking announcements in the latter half, I think we can call this one early. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: CES 2021, CHIP, digital assistants, Hex, home security, hubs, samsung, smart home, smart speakers, TP-Link, Wi-Fi, wireless imaging

How to stream music from an Amazon Echo to other Bluetooth speakers

October 26, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we listened to a message from Mark on our voicemail hotline. He has a few Harmon Kardon Invoke smart speakers that are unfortunately getting a little less smart. These speakers use Microsoft's Cortana digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, bluetooth, cortana, digital assistants, Echo, Echo Dot, Harmon Kardon, Microsoft, smart speakers

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