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Airthings Wave Pollution review: Good for monitoring but not that smart

April 27, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Interested in the air quality of your smart home? Airthings has a product line that fits the bill but if you want smart home integrations based on the data, your options are thin. I've been using the $199.99 Airthings View Pollution in my house for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: air quality, Airthings, amazon alexa, google assistant, humidity, IFTTT, particulate matter, PM 2.5, smart home, temperature

Just give me buttons! Flic buttons are convenient, fun.

January 3, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 9 Comments

Early in December, I took advantage of a holiday sale to pick up a Flic hub and three accompanying buttons, for a total of $149.99 plus tax, so I could cluster some of my smart home devices into a routine that could be triggered without using my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Flic, IFTTT, ikea, LIFX, Logitech, Nanoleaf, Philips Hue, Shorcut labs, smarthings, WeMo

How to turn Wyze devices on or off automatically at sunrise or sunset

July 26, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dean called in to our IoT voicemail hotline with a question about Wyze bulbs. Specifically, Dean wants to have his Wyze bulbs and outlets automatically turn on at sunset. That sounds easy, right? But there's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, automations, Google Home, IFTTT, routines, rules, smart bulbs, smart home, smart outlets, Wyze

Can you integrate a Wyze Home Monitoring System and Nest x Yale lock?

June 2, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Wyze Home Monitoring System

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Noah called in to our voicemail hotline with a smart home integration question. Noah uses a Wyze Home Monitory System and a Nest x Yale lock in his smart home. He wants to disarm the Wyze alarm system when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: google, home security, IFTTT, Nest x Yale, smart home, smart locks, Works with Google, Wyze

How to use a Wyze sensor for safety alerts in your smart home

October 14, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Don called in and left a message on our voicemail hotline about his Wyze products. He wants to use a Wyze sensor to alert him when his curious 16-month old grandson opens the basement door. This is for safety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: google, Google Home, IFTTT, sensors, sonos, Wyze

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