Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis

Internet of Things

  • Home
  • Analysis
  • Startups
  • How-To
  • News
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Speaking
    • Facebook
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart

February 1, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 9 Comments

After updating an older smart plug to support Matter in November, I tested my first Matter-certified outlet. The $19.99 TP-Link Tapo P125M supports Matter right out of the box. As a result, the setup process was essentially... boring. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, google assistant, Google Home, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, Siri, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs, Tapo, Tapo P125M smart plug, TP-Link

Podcast: I’m running Matter. Now what?

October 27, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

We kick off the podcast with more conversation about the planned White House-led cybersecurity label for consumer IoT devices. Contrary to what I wrote last week, it seems that privacy won't be as big of a focus, which is disappointing. Then we move … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, ARM, Digicert, Ecobee, google, ikea, Matter, Mike Nelson, Samsung SmartThings, Silicon Labs, Wyze

How to give guests control of smart devices in a vacation home

October 26, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from our Voicemail hotline from Alan about the connected devices in his vacation home. Alan has Apple HomeKit devices, as well as Samsung SmartThings, in a rental property he owns and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Google Nest, Matter, rental properties, Samsung SmartThings, smart home

Wink hub got you down? Here are some smart home switching options.

July 13, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

Wink hubs lost connectivity and functionality since an outage began on July 1. As of today, July 13, it's still a problem according to the official Wink Status page. Indeed, until yesterday, there wasn't even a detailed status update from Wink. Now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Home Assistant, HomeBridge, Hubitat, Samsung SmartThings, smart home, Wink

WWDC 2022: Why Apple’s influence on Matter is a win for all smart homes

June 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 12 Comments

This might surprise you but I think the new Matter smart home standard is the best thing that's happened with Apple HomeKit yet. And just because I like sharing multiple surprises, you might not know how much HomeKit has influenced that standard. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple, Google Home, HomeBridge, homekit, Hubitat, Insteon, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, smart home, WWDC 2022

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • Next Page »

IoT Podcast

Listen to the latest episode of the Internet of Things Podcast. Just press play!

Sponsors

Become a sponsor





Get Stacey’s free weekly Internet of Things newsletter

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Recent Comments

  • Michael Rada on Podcast: Hacking sensors and securing medical devices
  • Jon Smirl on TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart
  • Lawrence K on TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart
  • Hugo on TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart

Stacey on Twitter

Tweets by gigastacey
Copyright © 2023 SKT Labs, LLC · Privacy Policy