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Why the new Roku Smart Home is a safe bet for the company

October 12, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Add another smart home company to your list: Roku, the digital media streaming brand today introduced Roku Smart Home. The platform initially supports seven types of connected devices with relatively low prices and subscription options. It achieves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, News Tagged With: amazon alexa, connected cameras, google assistant, light strips, Matter, roku, smart home, smart lights, video doorbell, Wyze

IoT questions: multi-zone smart LED light strips, digital assistant options and Home Assistant

December 22, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Ken called in to our IoT voicemail hotline with three smart home questions. He wants to know what multi-zone color LED light strips we'd recommend for his house, which digital assistant he should consider, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, digital assistants, google assistant, Home Assistant, LED lighting, light strips, Shelly, smart home

Need a HomeKit sensor and light strip for a closet? Here are some suggestions.

November 24, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Michael called in to our voicemail hotline with a closet question. More specifically, he's looking for a HomeKit solution to enable light strips in his closets. The idea is to have the light strips turn on when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, door sensors, Eve, homekit, light strips, Meross, Motion Sensors, Nanoleaf, Philips Hue, smart lights, Thread

How to add some smarts to your under cabinet lights

November 2, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Michael called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his under cabinet light strips. He’s looking for a switch or other option to add some smarts to them, although he’s using a set of smart LIFX light … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Flic, ge, LIFX, light strips, Samsung SmartThings, smart lights, smart plugs, smart switches, SmartThings

The number of new Wyze products has a negative impact on software updates

July 17, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Keith called in to our IoT Voicemail hotline with an observation and a question about Wyze's connected products. Keith feels that with so many new Wyze products hitting the market, the company can't keep up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: connected devices, home security, light strips, sensors, smart home, video doorbell, webcams, Wyze

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