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Episode 437: Goodbye and good luck

August 24, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This is the final episode of The Internet of Things Podcast, and to send us off after eight years, we don't discuss the big news of the day such as Arm's planned IPO, a new display option from Brilliant, or new gear from Leviton. Instead we share our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: ARM, Brilliant, google, homekit, Industrial IoT Consortium, Leviton, Matter, TagsAlexa, The Verge

Why I’m switching to Home Assistant

August 2, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

After two-and-a-half years of primarily using HomeKit, now called Apple Home, I think it's time for a change in my smart home. Prior to settling on Apple's platform, I used Google Home for a while. And before that, I was a Samsung SmartThings user. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Apple Home, google, Google Home, Home Assistant, homekit, Hubitat, open source, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, smart home

Podcast: The theme of this show is wearables

July 6, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's podcast focuses on wearables, from hearing aids to mixed reality headsets. We start the show talking about the potential future of Apple AirPods as a hearing aid or an additional health-focused wearable. And while on the topic of Apple, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Apple, AR, Blynk, homekit, Humane, Jamie Siminoff, Latch, Matter, Particle, PTC, Shelly, Swarm, TagsAkenza, TUO, VR, z-wave

Smart home labels: What works with what?

July 5, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

It's hard to believe that the Matter standard launched eight months ago at this point. Yes, there are still growing pains for Matter. But at least we're starting to see smart home devices with the Matter label on them. In fact, we're seeing new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Amazon Sidewalk, Apple, bluetooth, google assistant, Google Home, Home Assistant, homekit, Hubitat, Matter, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, Siri, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi

Smart gate locks are still barred from the market

June 21, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things podcast episode, we took a voicemail from Greg on our podcast hotline. Greg's property has a fence in the back so it's not close to the house.. He uses HomeKit today but is planning to add a Hubitat hub as well for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Sidewalk, gate, homekit, Hubitat, Level Lock, Quikset, smart home, smart locks, z-wave

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