For the last two years, Shortcut Labs, the Swedish company behind the Flic buttons, has seen its sales to enterprises spike. Dirk Lüders, the head of partnerships at Shortcut Labs, told me that about half of the company's revenue now comes from … [Read more...]
Adding smarts to a garage door isn’t always ideal
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we took a question from Sam on our Voicemail hotline. Sam has a Chamberlain MyQ connected garage door opener and he wants to make it easier for his children to open the garage. Currently, Sam can open the … [Read more...]
My husband’s favorite smart home devices
This article is by Andrew Allemann. Those who live and breathe the Internet of Things can get a little too close to it. We lose sight of what it's like for the typical person to live with connected technologies. So I asked my husband to think … [Read more...]
Just give me buttons! Flic buttons are convenient, fun.
Early in December, I took advantage of a holiday sale to pick up a Flic hub and three accompanying buttons, for a total of $149.99 plus tax, so I could cluster some of my smart home devices into a routine that could be triggered without using my … [Read more...]
How to add some smarts to your under cabinet lights
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Michael called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his under cabinet light strips. He’s looking for a switch or other option to add some smarts to them, although he’s using a set of smart LIFX light … [Read more...]