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...]
WWDC 2022: Why Apple’s influence on Matter is a win for all smart homes
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...]
Can you set up custom sound notifications with Alexa or other digital assistants?
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...]
With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?
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...]
It’s time the smart home got a do not disturb mode
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...]
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