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Smart home choices: Philips Hue vs Nanoleaf and Eero vs Firewalla

January 25, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Firewalla, Google Home, Nanoleaf, Philips Hue, routers, smart home, Thread

How to choose the best router for a smart home

November 17, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Marion called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about routers. Specifically, she wants to know which router would be best for managing IoT devices in a smart home. Marion has a range of products from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Asus, Eero, Firewalla, Linksys, mesh networking, Nest Wifi, Netgear Orbi, plume, smarthome, TP-Link, WiFi, Wifi 6

Firewalla Gold review: A router, network protector and more for the smart home

September 16, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 15 Comments

Last summer, I reviewed the Firewalla Blue, a small connected box that promised to help monitor and secure my smart home. I was very impressed by the device back then so when the company offered to loan me their new Firewalla Gold product, I jumped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: ad blocker, data security, Docker, Firewalla, HomeBridge, network monitoring, router, security, smart home, VPN

Podcast: Should I put my IoT devices on a guest network?

December 26, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

This week's Internet of Things Podcast is a bit different from our typical format. Instead of discussing a range of topics and sharing a guest interview, we're tackling the question we get so often from our listeners who are rightfully concerned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Firewalla, guest network, iot, podcast, routers, security, smart home, VLAN, WiFi

IoT gifts that don’t suck

December 16, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This year, I wanted to avoid giving IoT gifts, partly because I hadn't tested as many products as I normally do and partly because I think everyone is pretty turned off by the potential for security risks and privacy encroachments. I have seen at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Airthings, Allegion, Avnet, Awair, Casper, Ember, Firewalla, Helium, Nanoleaf, Philips Hue, Wyze

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