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Podcast: Why we think Wemo is a no-go for us

May 18, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 2 Comments

We start this week's show with a conversation about Latch, the company that is acquiring Jamie Siminoff's stealth startup. Siminoff, who also founded Ring, left Amazon (which had acquired Ring in 2018) this week ahead of the planned deal. He will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Blues Wireless, Computex, Delta, Eve, google, Imagimob, Infineon, Latch, Matter, moen, Particle, Ring, Shelly, WeMo

Why it’s time for 2FA on all smart home devices

June 12, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Thomas called in to the voicemail hotline with a question. Technically, it was more of a plea, but it's an important one. So we decided to help amplify Thomas's concern with the lack of 2FA, or two-factor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, account security, Flo, moen, smart home

Podcast: HomeKit and Home Assistant embrace Matter

June 10, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham 9 Comments

We start this week's show with a quick update on Amazon's Sidewalk and then focused on the smart home news from Apple's WWDC event earlier this week. We're excited about third-party devices getting Siri support. We then cover the EU's thoughts on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Apple, Bsquare, Ecobee, Edge Impulse, google, Helium, Home Assistant, moen, Nanoleaf, Qualcomm, Sidewalk, Siri, Wirepas

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

Smart home news and thoughts from the first day of CES 2021

January 12, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

There's nothing like sitting at your desk starting at 5 am (if you're on the West Coast) and strapping in for 10 hours of live-streamed and pre-recorded content from the largest consumer technology show in the world. But on Monday that's what Kevin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: 3M, alexa, bosch, Eufy, google, Hex, Kohler, LG, Linksys, Lutron, moen, Phyn, Ring, samsung, Schneider Electric, Toto

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