On our most recent IoT Podcast, we actually had two very similar questions left on our IoT voicemail hotline from Tyler and Dan. Both are building new homes and are wondering how to best plan for their smart home needs. They also have some existing … [Read more...]
What smart devices should landlords consider to protect their property investments?
On the most recent IoT Podcast, Matt called into our voicemail hotline with an interesting question: As a small-town landlord, what smart devices can or should he use to keep tabs on his properties? Obviously we don't know if he's talking about … [Read more...]
CES Day 1: Locks, leaks and talking dogs
Sunday night kicked off the CES 2020 trade show in Vegas with an event called Unveiled. It's the first of three evening events that startups and large companies pay to attend to show off new stuff. It's a trade show format with hundreds of booths. … [Read more...]
Is your smart home strategy for DIYers or pros?
Over the last few weeks I've been thinking about the smart home, mostly because I still haven't connected very many devices in my new place and feel somewhat guilty about it. But the launch this week of a new product from water monitoring company … [Read more...]
Podcast: Which IoT satellite efforts will fail?
This week I get excited about a new home water monitoring product from Phyn while Kevin migrated his Nest account over to a Google account. We also discussed the creation of IKEA's new Home Smart business unit and Amazon's dream of putting Alexa in … [Read more...]