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What you need to know when choosing a smart electrical panel

May 2, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Shane on our podcast hotline. Shane has to replace the electrical panel in his home and thinking about going with a smart electrical panel. He notes that we've recommended the Sense … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: electrical panels, energy management, energy monitoring, ge, LeGrand, Leviton, Lutron, Schneider Electric, smart outlets, smart switches, TP-Link, WeMo

Need a smart switch without a neutral wire? Here are some options.

March 25, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from our podcast hotline asking about replacing an old X10 switch. The caller said the X10 switch isn't working with new LED bulbs due to the lower voltage and he needs a replacement switch. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: CAO Gadgets, Enbrighten, Leviton, Lutron, neutral wire, smart home, smart lighting, smart switches, X10

Taking a look at Home Assistant in 2023: Simpler and more capable

March 15, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

Automatically detected devices upon startup of Home Assistant. Image courtesy K. Tofel

Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021, I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant, the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: bluetooth, DIY, Eero, Home Assistant, homekit, hubs, Lutron, raspberry pi, smart home, sonos, Thread, WiFi

Podcast: CES has more Matter and many voices

January 5, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

Kevin and I are at CES 2023 this week and eager for the show floor to open to see all of the new and crazy gear. But before we see the show floor, we had to slog through the planned news and media events, which we're talking about in this week's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, AI, Amazon, Amazon Sidewalk, Arlo, CES 2023, Cync, Eve, Gimmy Chu, Google Nest, Govee, Home Assistant, Josh, Lutron, Masonite, Matter, Nanoleaf, Ring, samsung, Silicon Labs, Thread

Podcast: Is Matter ready for its close up?

September 15, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

I'm in Austin this week, for Silicon Labs' Works With event, and while there I hosted a panel that provided a good sense of what is going to happen with the Matter smart home interoperability protocol. I think Kevin is a bit more optimistic than I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon Sidewalk, Apple, Eero, Infineon, Litmus Automation, Lutron, Mapped, Matter, nest, RayRange, Silicon Labs, Works With

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