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I feel let down by Google’s Pixel Tablet and Charging Speaker Dock

May 10, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

Announced today, the Google Pixel Tablet arrives in select markets with a $499 price tag. Pre-orders begin today with availability expected in June. The 11-inch Android slate is bundled with a Charging Speaker Dock. ($129 separately), turning the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Charging Speaker Dock, google assistant, Google Home, google i/o, hub, Matter, Pixel Tablet, Smart Display, smart home

Here’s the perfect situation for a smart button in your home

August 30, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Brent called in with a question to make life a little easier in his smart home. He has a reading lamp in his bedroom that he can control with either a switch or a digital assistant. But he’s looking for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, Button, digital assistant, Flic, hub, Lutron, Philips Hue, smart home, smart lights, voice control, zigbee

How to remotely monitor freezer and fridge temps with a wireless sensor

September 8, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we shared a question from our voicemail hotline about temperature sensors. Johnathan called in and asked about wireless sensor tags that can monitor temps in a freezer or outside. This is a fairly common … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, CAO Gadgets, freezers, gateway, hub, sensors, temperature sensors, tempi.fi, unlicensed spectrum, Wi-Fi

Switching from Wink but need Lutron support? Here are some good smart home hub options.

June 3, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we heard from Kevin in California, who left a message for us on the IoT Podcast Hotline. Like me, Kevin has been a big fan of the Wink hub, which he currently uses. However, he is planning to migrate away from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, google, hub, Hubitat, Lutron, samsung, smart home, Wink, zigbee, ZWave

Who can you turn to when creating a cohesive smart home from scratch?

January 6, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Curtis called into our voicemail hotline with two interesting questions. He recently built a new house with all of the smart home bells and whistles from Amazon, Ring, and Lutron but wondered why there isn't a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, best buy, CEDIA, google, Google Home, hub, Hubitat, Lutron, Ring, smart home, WiFi

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