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IoT news of the week for July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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PTC's CEO is set to step down: Jim Heppelmann, the CEO of PTC, which over the last decade has transitioned from a CAD software company to an industrial IoT software provider, will step down in February 2024. Neil Barua, president of PTC's service … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Apple, comcast, Eero, google, Infineon, MachineQ, Mimomax, PTC, SEC, STMicro, Ubiik

Why Eero is going after the rental property market with Wi-Fi

July 25, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

As a homeowner, I take my 1 Gbps internet service for granted. I love having a fast connection, particularly because have so many connected devices. But I've gotten so used to it that I don't have the perspective of others who might live in an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, apartments, Eero, rental properties, routers, smart home, Wi-Fi

Do you need mesh routers for a smaller home?

April 5, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a voicemail from Sherry on our hotline. She has a 1,400 square foot home and is wondering if it's worth buying a mesh router. Most routers today are advertised as covering at least that much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Eero, Google Nest WiFi Pro, mesh network, smart home, WiFi, WiFi 6E

Taking a look at Home Assistant in 2023: Simpler and more capable

March 15, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

Automatically detected devices upon startup of Home Assistant. Image courtesy K. Tofel

Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021, I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant, the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: bluetooth, DIY, Eero, Home Assistant, homekit, hubs, Lutron, raspberry pi, smart home, sonos, Thread, WiFi

A few devices and services for securing your smart home

December 27, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 2 Comments

A few weeks back, I explained how I think about my risk model when it comes to cybersecurity in my smart home. Shortly after that piece was published, Comcast issued a report that showed how wrong many people were when it came to understanding which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Bitdefender, comcast, Eero, Everything Set, Firewalla, google

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