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We are entering our maintenance era

August 21, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

This article was originally published in my weekly IoT newsletter on Friday August 18, 2023. It was my last newsletter. I wasn't going to write anything more in this newsletter, but I was feeling inspired and so decided to leave y'all with one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, google, IFTTT, Tesla, Zapier

Aqara’s FP2 offers better presence but is not a panacea

May 8, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

This story was originally published in my weekly newsletter on May 5, 2023. To subscribe, visit www.staceyoniot.com/newsletter.  Currently it feels like every element of the smart home is getting me down. This week on the podcast, I admitted that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, Aqara, Aqara FP2, google, IFTTT, Siri

SwitchBot Hub 2 and BlindTilt: Matter tested and approved

May 3, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Although we’ve loved the smart home approach SwitchBot has taken, I’ve never actually used its products. The company makes some “mechanical” solutions with smarts, such as a connected light switch flipper and automated blinds that turn the old-style … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, IFTTT, Matter, smart blinds, smart home, SwitchBot

IoT news of the week for March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Why did the average number of smart home devices per home drop? The average smart home has 7.1 smart home devices, according to Parks Associates, which released new data this week. The research firm does clarify that when we look at all U.S. homes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Aqara, ARM, homekit, IFTTT, Ixana, Matter, Nanoleaf, Nanopower Semiconductor, Parks Associates, Renesas, Spark Microsystems

Can incoming phone calls trigger routines in your smart home?

January 28, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about smart home routines triggered from an incoming phone call. Mike doesn't keep his phone in the bedroom when he sleeps at night and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, automations, HomePod, IFTTT, routines, smart home

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