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How use both Hue bulbs and Lutron switches in your smart home

June 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Tommy left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Tommy is looking for a new house and he has “a ton of smart home stuff” including Philips Hue lights, other bulbs and more. He wants to know what … [Read more...]

My husband’s favorite smart home devices

May 24, 2022 by andrew 4 Comments

This article is by Andrew Allemann. Those who live and breathe the Internet of Things can get a little too close to it. We lose sight of what it's like for the typical person to live with connected technologies. So I asked my husband to think … [Read more...]

Why aren’t there any battery-powered Wi-Fi smart home switches?

March 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Keith called in with a unique question. He's using Wi-Fi devices exclusively in his smart home. That might sound like a good idea at first, but his specific question raises a potential problem. There really aren't … [Read more...]

Episode 361: IoT builds a better mousetrap

March 3, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's show kicks off with a discussion about smarter robots and new funding for a Canadian general purpose robotics platform. Then we talk about Amazon's further healthcare ambitions in a deal with Teledoc that lets you ask Alexa to call a … [Read more...]

Whole-home audio and smart lighting: DIY or go pro?

September 13, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dave called in to our voicemail hotline looking for advice. His brother-in-law has a Google TV and Nest Audio speakers but wants to invest in whole-home audio and smart lighting. Dave wonders what we would … [Read more...]