The average home now has 19 connected devices. This includes tablets, computers, printers, smart TVs, lightbulbs, smart speakers, and myriad other items that can range from the practical (cameras) to the ridiculous (egg-counting storage bins). But … [Read more...]
Can you run Home Assistant in a Docker container on the Firewalla Purple?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Brian asked an interesting question for our voicemail hotline about the just-announced Firewalla Purple. We actually shared the news about this new addition to the Firewalla product lineup, so Brian's question is … [Read more...]
Podcast: Safe words for smart homes and cheap mesh
We start this week's show with a $200 million funding for Wiliot, a company I profiled back in 2017 as one of the vanguards of low-power sensing. Then we tackle a creative idea that could see consumers create safe words for their smart homes to … [Read more...]
Don’t audit your smart home devices with a router. Use this instead.
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Sam called in with a question about managing the networked devices in his smart home. Specifically, he wants to get a list of the IP and MAC addresses in his smart home from his Nest mesh Wi-Fi router. Ideally, … [Read more...]
Smart home choices: Philips Hue vs Nanoleaf and Eero vs Firewalla
On our most recent IoT podcast episode, Daniel called in to our voicemail hotline with two separate questions relating to his HomeKit smart home setup. He currently uses Philips Hue bulbs and is wondering if he should replace one or more of them … [Read more...]