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What smoke alarm systems can send phone notifications?

September 28, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent IoT Podcast episode, we took a question from Ryan on our Voicemail hotline. Ryan wants to get notifications from smart smoke alarms on his farm. He looked into these a few years back but only found limited options. So he wants to know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, Amazon Guard, First Alert, Google Home, Kidde, Nest Aware, notifications, smart smoke detectors

How to remotely monitor that your loved ones are taking their meds

November 30, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Jeff left a message on our voicemail hotline because he wants a way to remotely monitor if his parents are taking their medications. This can be managed a few ways: one is less expensive and may require a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Black+Decker, bluetooth, connected health, Maya, medical devices, MedMinder, Memo Box, notifications, Pillsy, Pria, telemedicine, WiFi

With a single focus, Intel’s Vaunt has more potential than Google Glass

February 9, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel

Back in October of 2013, I got my own pair of Google Glass in order to cover the technology. The site where I worked at the time paid the $1,500 cost, and I later spent my own $225 to add custom frames that could handle my eyeglass prescription. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: context, google, google glass, intel, notifications, smart glasses, wearables

How to create ambient notifications with Python and a smart bulb

January 29, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel

Ever since mentioning my latest little coding project on the IoT Podcast, I’ve heard from a number of folks asking me how I did it. In case you missed it, I have a small Python app that checks the percentage gain or loss of a cryptocoin every two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: APIs, iot, LIFX, notifications, programming, python, smart bulbs, smart home

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