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Why I’m switching to Home Assistant

August 2, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 32 Comments

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

Smart home labels: What works with what?

July 5, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

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 4 Comments

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

ABB Systems purchased Eve in a bid for smart energy

June 12, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 4 Comments

Eve Energy Plug

ABB Group, and industrial giant, has purchased Eve Systems, a maker of connected switches, plugs and sensors that work with Thread, HomeKit, and Matter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal has been in works for at least the last six or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: ABB, Ecobee, Eve, Generac, Hubitat, LeGrand, Lumin, Meross, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Quilt, Resideo, Sengled, Span

Podcast: Cranes, trains, and cybersecurity

March 9, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's podcast kicks off with a story about the Pentagon's fears over a Chinese-connected crane maker and its prevalence in U.S. ports. The Pentagon and others focused on national security question whether or not ZPMC, the maker of these cranes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, cybersecurity, Hubitat, InfluxData, Matter, Memfault, Norfolk Southern, Ring, Silicon Labs, sonos, Very

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