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Wink hub got you down? Here are some smart home switching options.

July 13, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

Wink hubs lost connectivity and functionality since an outage began on July 1. As of today, July 13, it's still a problem according to the official Wink Status page. Indeed, until yesterday, there wasn't even a detailed status update from Wink. Now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Home Assistant, HomeBridge, Hubitat, Samsung SmartThings, smart home, Wink

WWDC 2022: Why Apple’s influence on Matter is a win for all smart homes

June 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 12 Comments

This might surprise you but I think the new Matter smart home standard is the best thing that's happened with Apple HomeKit yet. And just because I like sharing multiple surprises, you might not know how much HomeKit has influenced that standard. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple, Google Home, HomeBridge, homekit, Hubitat, Insteon, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, smart home, WWDC 2022

Can you set up custom sound notifications with Alexa or other digital assistants?

May 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Keith left on our IoT Voicemail hotline. He wants to set up custom sound notifications in his smart home because he sometimes has a difficult time hearing certain things. Keith wants to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon, amazon alexa, Apple, Apple iOS, google, Google Home, Google Nest, smart home, sound detection

With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?

April 20, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 133 Comments

This hasn't been a good week for the smart home as yet another connected device service seems to have disappeared. It appears anyone using Insteon products has faced a dead-end as the company's cloud service has gone silent. So too has the company up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Home Assistant, HOOBS, Hubitat, hubs, Insteon, openhab, Samsung SmartThings, smart home

It’s time the smart home got a do not disturb mode

April 11, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Jonathan called in with an interesting smart home problem to solve. He's looking for a button or some other simple device that, when pressed, will disable any smart home routines. Jonathan's wife has an irregular sleep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, connected devices, do not disturb, Google Home, Home Assistant, home automation, smart home

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