This week, Lutron introduced the Aurora dimmer switch, which attaches to a traditional light switch to control your smart bulbs without any need of an electrician or tools. We love it! We also discuss the launch of Wyze's light bulbs and newly added … [Read more...]
Podcast: The holiday Q&A extravaganza!
This week Kevin and I took some time off to prepare for the CES and get ready for 2019. It's going to be awesome! But we can't leave you guys without a show, so we selected almost a dozen listener questions from the IoT Podcast Hotline and tried to … [Read more...]
Can you install smart switches if your home doesn’t have neutral wires?
This week's question from the IoT Podcast Hotline likely applies to many people, or at least, those that have older homes. On the podcast, our caller asks if he can make a 50-plus-year-old house a little smarter. The problem? The home's electrical … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 9, 2018
Wemo adds HomeKit support to its dimmer switch: Rejoice, Apple fans! Those of you with the Wemo dimmer switch can now update the switch to add support for HomeKit. This is Wemo's first software-based implementation of HomeKit, which is a pretty big … [Read more...]
Here’s why smart home hubs seem to be dying a slow, painful death
I’m getting close to admitting defeat. And it hurts. I’ve long been a proponent of smart home hubs with multiple radios, particular those for Zigbee and Z-Wave, but it seems like the hub market is happy to ignore those in favor of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth … [Read more...]
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