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Building a new home? Wire it up for the smart home of tomorrow.

October 14, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Judy called into our hotline and asked if it makes sense to install wired ethernet in a new home she's having built. And specifically, she's wondering if she should even consider locations such as her garage for wired … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: ethernet, home building, mesh networking, network, networking, Q&A, smart home, Wi-Fi

Hello Mistral: Google Nest WiFi expected to include Google Assistant capabilities

September 18, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Back in November of last year, I posed the idea of merging Google Wifi with the Google Assistant. I doubt the company took my input into consideration, but it appears that this is exactly what is happening. According to 9to5 Google's sources, we'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: bluetooth, google, Google WiFi, mesh networking, nest, Nest Wifi, Qualcomm

Where does your connected device data go? Firewalla tells you that and more.

July 24, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 6 Comments

If you’re reading this post, chances are you have one, if not several, IoT devices in your home. So how do you know that these connected devices are sending your data to the servers that you’d expect? The companies that make our video doorbells, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: data, Firewalla, Google WiFi, mesh networking, network monitoring, privacy, reviews, smart home, VPN, Wi-Fi

Does Google WiFi work without outdoor network extenders?

May 18, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

This week on the podcast our IoT Podcast Hotline received a voicemail from Jeff. He has a Google WiFi mesh network system in his home and wants to extend that network outdoors. Unfortunately, this can't be done with Google WiFi products for two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: EasyMesh, Google WiFi, mesh networking, Netgear, Netgear Orbi, Orbi, podcast, WiFi

Is Mistral a next-gen mesh network Google Home Hub with ZigBee, or maybe even Thread?

April 3, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Google appears to be developing a next-generation Home hub that will include mesh Wi-Fi, a ZigBee or thread-based radio and better audio quality according to the evidence I've found in Google's code base. The code I've unearthed refers to "Mistral", … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, News Tagged With: bluetooth, digital assistants, google, Google Home, Google Home Hub, Google Wi-Fi, hub, mesh networking, Qualcomm, smart home, smart speakers, Wi-Fi, zigbee

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