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Don’t buy a smart lock any time soon

June 16, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 17 Comments

Nest x Yale lock

Earlier this week, Level introduced a new, less-expensive smart lock. It’s smaller and, at $249, cheaper than the current $329 Level Lock Touch Edition. Level removed the touch and keycard functionality to reduce the cost and price on this new model. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple, bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, CSA, homekit, Level, Level Lock, Matter, NFC, smart home, smart locks, Thread

Planning to reject Amazon Sidewalk? Do it for the right reasons

June 4, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham 120 Comments

[Get IoT analysis in your inbox. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter.] Wow. This week, the media went after Amazon's distributed IoT network with a vengeance. Both the mainstream news and the tech press came out in force to recommend that people opt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Level, LPWAN, Sidewalk

Podcast: Stick with Sidewalk, y’all

June 3, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's show is going to get controversial with a discussion of Amazon's Sidewalk. Kevin is out on vacation this week, so my friend Chris Albrect of The Spoon is here to co-host.   We start with a rundown on why I think you should participate in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Apple, Army, Bsquare, google, Hydrow, JBS, Ken Goto, Level, Matter, TagsAmazon, Very

With Tile deal Amazon’s Sidewalk network just became more interesting

May 7, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

Tile, the company that pioneered Bluetooth tracking tags, said its devices will work with Amazon's Sidewalk Network starting in July. The news is notable for two reasons. The first is that it expands Amazon's Sidewalk network considerably and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Level, Sidewalk, Tile

Lennar teams up with Ring for the smart home 2.0

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

Lennar, Inc, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., is making it easier for homebuyers to purchase a complete smart home. Today the company announced Lennar Communities Connected by Ring, a full smart system with connectivity, a thermostat, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Eero, Flo, Honeywell Home, lennar, Level, LiftMaster, mesh networking, moen, MyQ, Ring, smart home, Wifi 6

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