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Podcast: Senator calls out video doorbells … again

June 16, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's show kicks off with another look at Ring's potential to become a surveillance tool, this time prompted by a letter from Senator Ed Markey who wants Amazon to answer some questions. We then talk about a new capability for InfluxData's time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: 5G, Ecobee, InfluxData, Insteon, Nordic Semiconductor, Orro, Parks Associates, Ring, Siemens, Tesla, TP-Link, Wirepas

Podcast: Peekaboo offers privacy for the smart home

June 2, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

This week's show kicks off with our favorite topic: bringing context into the smart home. This time it's iRobot and its new operating system that aims to bring the smart home together. From there we discuss a merger between satellite IoT companies … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: ARM, Ecobee, homekit, InfluxData, intel, irobot, John Deere, LoRaWAN World Expo, Microshare, Qualcomm, Somfy, TagsAmazon

Ecobee Smart Premium Thermostat: A worthy $249 upgrade for better air and comfort

June 1, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

The hot, humid summer in Pennsylvania is a perfect time to test a new smart thermostat. Luckily for me, the new $249.99 Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium recently launched and I’ve been using a review unit for the past week or so. Our house feels more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, Ecobee, millimeter wave, Motion Sensors, presence, Siri, smart thermostat

Are some presence sensors smarter than others when it comes to people vs pets?

May 28, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Image courtesy of Ecobee

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Mark left on our IoT Voicemail hotline. Mark wants to use the sensors in a smart thermostat and other devices to detect the presence of people in his smart home. But he doesn't want any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: connected cameras, Ecobee, millimeter wave, Motion Sensors, person detection, pet detection, presence, sensors, smart home

How to use a HomeKit garage door opener with an Alexa smart lock

May 25, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Steve left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Steve is transitioning his smart home platform from using Amazon Alexa to Apple HomeKit. However, his family likes the fingerprint sensor door lock in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Ecobee, fingerprint sensor, garage doors, Meross, smart locks

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