Did someone feed the dog? This question gets asked in my home at least a dozen times a week. It's enough of a pain point that we've tried a chart, the Amazon Alexa Dog Feeder Skill and jerry-rigging a motion sensor combined with texting capabilities … [Read more...]
Chamberlain plans to charge for IFTTT, Google Home integrations
Chamberlain, the maker of the MyQ garage door opener and enterprise access products, will this week start charging for select smart home integrations, including IFTTT. Chamberlain will charge customers $1 per month, or $10 per year, so they can link … [Read more...]
Meet Eero’s new routers and see how Aclima uses IoT to stop pollution
There was a lot of Wi-Fi news this week with new routers and services from Eero. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi Alliance has created a certification program for builders to ensure that newly constructed homes get the best in-home coverage available. Since I … [Read more...]
IKEA’s smart home plans and will you buy an Amazon Look?
This week we discuss Apple’s plans to introduce Siri in a can, Amazon’s Style maven ambitions and a few other items on the personal assistant front. We also discuss Orbit, a new security idea from Cloudflare, and a lawsuit filed by ADT against Ring … [Read more...]
August, Wink and more come to Google Home
Google Home announced 11 smart home partners for the Google Home personal assistant/speaker device. These new partners will enable Google to give the Amazon Echo a run for its money when it comes to controlling devices in the home. It's a section of … [Read more...]