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Zigbee bulbs: Replace them with Matter or stay with Zigbee?

July 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael has invested in Zigbee lights up to this point and he’s heard about some challenges that still face Matter devices some challenges that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, colored lights, Feit, Kasa, Matter, Philips Hue, RGB bulbs, Sengled, smart bulbs, smart home, TP-Link, tunable bulbs, Wi-Fi, zigbee

Podcast: Here’s why Amazon really bought iRobot

August 11, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's show kicks off with our discussion of Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba robotic vacuums for $1.7 billion. We then talk about a survey from Parks Associates that indicates almost a third of people using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Apple, Energous, ESP32, Feit, Impinj, irobot, LFX, Matter, Parks Associates, Qualcomm, samsung, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, TagsAmazon

Got a first-gen Philips Hue bridge? Here are some hubless tunable bulb options

August 10, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dwight called in with a great question that likely impacts a fair number of people. He has the older, rounded Philips Hue bridge, which we know has lost software upgrades and cloud support back in April. Dwight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, bluetooth, C by GE, Feit, google assistant, Google Home, hubs, LIFX, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart lights, tunable bulbs, WiFi

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