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Homey Pro review: Great potential but check device support

August 14, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

Following the launch of the $69 Homey Bridge, the $399 Homey Pro is now available in the U.S. Stacey reviewed the lower-costing Bridge model back in March, and reported feeling mostly positive about the product. The more expensive Pro model removes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: athom, Home Assistant, Homey, Homey Pro, hub, Matter, smart home, Thread

My five big takeaways from this week’s big smart home event

May 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 4 Comments

This story was originally published on Friday, May 26 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it here.  I'm currently in Dallas for the Parks Associates Connections conference, where it's clear that the smart home industry is laser-focused on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Abode, adt, Assa Abloy, CSA, Homey, iGuard Fire, Matter, Origin Wireless, Parks Associates, SmartThings, UnaliWear, Xailient

How to add smarts to older ceiling fans with remotes

May 17, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Keith on our podcast hotline. Keith has several ceiling fans that have "dumb" remotes, meaning they're manual remotes for power and speed. He wants to know if he can add some smarts to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Bond, ceiling fans, Homey, infrared, RF, smart home, SwitchBot

The Homey bridge is a simple (but sweet) home hub

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 7 Comments

This week, customers in the U.S. can spend $69 for the Homey Bridge, a smart home hub designed and sold in Europe, and now available for the first time here in the U.S. The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub designed for folks who are privacy-conscious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Aeotec, Amazon, Flic, google, Homey, Matter, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Somfy, sonos, zigbee, ZWave

Podcast: What the heck is an IoT hyperscaler?

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

With this week's show I feel like we're singing the same old tune. Philips Hue maker Signify is delaying its implementation of Matter while it waits for others to implement features it needs. Meanwhile Eve has started selling plugs that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, alexa, Alterco, Amazon, Apple, athom, Bluetooth SIG, Eve, homekit, Homey, InfluxData, Kore, LoRa, LPWAN, Matter, Shelly, Sidewalk Network, Signify, Silicon Labs, Twilio

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