It's been two years since I moved from my home in Austin to a rental home on Bainbridge Island outside of Seattle, and one year since I moved into my permanent home here. Which means I've had ample time to set up a new smart home infrastructure that … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s Halo health push and more Matter
Any Amazon Halo subscriber can try Amazon's Movement Health service now, so Kevin and I explain what it is and what Amazon's decisions around the Halo fitness tracker signal about the company's interest in healthcare. We then cover the good news that … [Read more...]
We now know what we don’t know about Matter
There are still a lot of unknowns with regard to the new Matter interoperability standard, but we have a much better sense of what we don't know in the wake of a panel hosted this week by Silicon Labs. During the event, which I moderated (and was … [Read more...]
Podcast: HomeKit and Home Assistant embrace Matter
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...]
Nanoleaf’s new lights are a Scandinavian design dream
I make no secret of my love for Nanoleaf light panels. Sure, they don't solve a problem or add convenience like much of my smart home gear. They also aren't cheap. And yet, I still want to cover my walls in them as tech-inspired wall decor. The … [Read more...]