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Are some presence sensors smarter than others when it comes to people vs pets?

May 28, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Image courtesy of Ecobee

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Mark left on our IoT Voicemail hotline. Mark wants to use the sensors in a smart thermostat and other devices to detect the presence of people in his smart home. But he doesn't want any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: connected cameras, Ecobee, millimeter wave, Motion Sensors, person detection, pet detection, presence, sensors, smart home

The inexpensive age of DIY smart home image detection is here if you’re up for it

February 17, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

I’ve said many times in the past that every home ought to have a Raspberry Pi computer. And that is even truer for every smart home. Aside from being relatively inexpensive, these sub-$50 computers can accept analog signals from sensors, are easy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: AI, DIY, Home Assistant, HomeBridge, image recognition, iot, machine learning, ML, MMQT, open source, person detection, raspberry pi, smart home, webcams

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