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Love it or hate it, the Apple Vision Pro is a game changer

June 7, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

I'm sure by now, you've seen or heard about Apple Vision Pro, the company's $3,499 spatial computing headset. If you haven't, this nine minute video will quickly catch you up: https://youtu.be/TX9qSaGXFyg Reactions from those who have, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple, AR, augmented reality, iOS, iPadOS, IR sensors, LIDAR, Meta, Oculus, sensors, smart home, spatial computing, virtual reality, VisionOS

Podcast: ChatGPT takes on the smart home

February 9, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's show kicks off with our hopes for privacy in the wake of President Biden calling out tech firms during his State of The Union address. Biden was focused more on targeted ads and protecting children, but children's' data gets swept up in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Akenza, Apple, Biden, ChatGPT, CISA, energy management, homekit, HSB, InfluxData, iOS, Josh.ai, MEshify, Qualcomm, samsung, Schneider Electric, Silicon Labs

I’ve seen the future of the UWB smart home and I want it now

December 15, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

Imagine using a single app to control everything in your smart home. I don't mean the apps of today which show your devices in groups or rooms. I'm talking about a context-aware interface that intelligently surfaces a specific device, and its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, ARKit, augmented reality, bluetooth, iOS, location, microlocation, presence, smart home, ultra wideband, UWB

Controller for HomeKit: The smart home app for power users

November 17, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

Apple iPhone users with a smart home are surely familiar with the HomeKit platform as well as Apple’s Home app. Home is a simple but effective way to manage and use HomeKit devices. And it works well. But there’s room for improvement and that’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Apple, Apple HomeKit, automations, Home, homekit, iOS, smart home

Do you need third-party apps to update HomeKit device firmware?

November 6, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Sean called in to the voicemail hotline with a HomeKit question. He appreciates the ability to add HomeKit devices to his smart home directly through Apple’s Home app. He wants to know if the device maker’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple, Apple HomeKit, connected home, iOS, smart home

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