On our most recent IoT Podcast, Scott called in with a question to our voice mail hotline with a smart lighting question. He uses a Hubitat hub to turn his lights on automatically at sunset. However, on certain days, that’s not early enough because … [Read more...]
It’s almost 2021: Do you want or need hubs in your smart home?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Derrick called into our voicemail hotline asking what the purpose of hubs and if he should be considering products that work with smart home hubs. It’s a timely question because the market appears to be … [Read more...]
Switching from Wink but need Lutron support? Here are some good smart home hub options.
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...]
It’s time for the DIY smart home 2020 challenge with Home Assistant
After living with the Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi hub functionality for a few weeks, it’s time to move on. Well, sort of. I like how Samsung’s product is running my smart home currently, so I’m not abandoning it. Instead, I’ll be looking at a more … [Read more...]
Who can you turn to when creating a cohesive smart home from scratch?
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...]