Actility acquires startup to shrink data sent over LPWAN networks: Actility has acquired a startup called Acklio, which makes a technology used to compress the data used to send data on LoRa networks. Acklio's technology compresses the IP header that … [Read more...]
Wink hub got you down? Here are some smart home switching options.
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...]
Insteon hubs use Telnet. Should you be concerned from a security perspective?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Billy called in to our podcast hotline with a security question. He's using an Insteon ISY99-4i Home Automation Controller along with Home Assistant to power his smart home. Since the Insteon controller uses Telnet for … [Read more...]
The inexpensive age of DIY smart home image detection is here if you’re up for it
I’ve said many times in the past that every home ought to have a Raspberry Pi computer. And that is even truer for every smart home. Aside from being relatively inexpensive, these sub-$50 computers can accept analog signals from sensors, are easy … [Read more...]