On our most recent IoT Podcast, Christopher called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about connected doorbells. He and his wife currently have a Ring Video Doorbell but aren't fans of the Ring Neighbors program and have decided to look for … [Read more...]
Smart home news and thoughts from the first day of CES 2021
There's nothing like sitting at your desk starting at 5 am (if you're on the West Coast) and strapping in for 10 hours of live-streamed and pre-recorded content from the largest consumer technology show in the world. But on Monday that's what Kevin … [Read more...]
Contribute to an app trying to stop IoT surveillance
I'm going to keep this article really short to help make up for the tome of an essay above, although the topic is related. This week, Carnegie Mellon released what it's calling the IoT Privacy Assistant app, which shows users the location of nearby … [Read more...]
How to plan your smart home when building a new house
On our most recent IoT Podcast, we actually had two very similar questions left on our IoT voicemail hotline from Tyler and Dan. Both are building new homes and are wondering how to best plan for their smart home needs. They also have some existing … [Read more...]
Let’s dig into Apple’s HomeKit news
Last week, at the Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference, the company surprised us with some new HomeKit features that could have big implications for the entire smart home. The features double down on privacy and security while also making business … [Read more...]