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With others in the dark, Nanoleaf lights the way with Matter-certified bulbs

March 22, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

The path to finding more Matter-certified devices is a little easier to navigate today: Nanoleaf announced three lights that work with the new smart home standard. Two of the bulbs are A19 and BR30 shaped and sized, while the third product is a smart … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Assa Abloy, Belkin, CSA, Matter, Nanoleaf, smart bulbs, smart home, smart lights, smart lightstrips, Thread, WeMo, Yale

Can’t hear that phone ring? Smart home to the rescue!

March 16, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Brian on our podcast hotline. His mother is an assisted living facility and doesn't always hear her phone ring so he's looking for a solution to that problem. Brian asked if there's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Alexa drop in, Amazon, Amazon Echo, bluetooth, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home, WiFi, zigbee

Fixing Philips Hue, motion sensor and Alexa automation woes

January 21, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Image courtesy of Philips Hue

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Internet of Things voicemail hotline segment with a question about Philips Hue bulbs and a motion sensor. Max called in explaining that his Philips Hue bulb automations don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, automations, hubs, Motion sensor, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home

Why the once exciting smart home is now boring

August 24, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

During a long trail walk this weekend, my wife asked me, "What's new in the smart home these days?" I took at least 20 steps in silence before answering her, saying, "Not much, to be honest. It's kind of... boring." Oh, I know that Matter will soon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, bluetooth, connected cameras, Insteon, Matter, smart bulbs, smart home, smart speakers, ultra wideband, UWB, voice assistant, WiFi, X10

How use both Hue bulbs and Lutron switches in your smart home

June 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Tommy left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Tommy is looking for a new house and he has “a ton of smart home stuff” including Philips Hue lights, other bulbs and more. He wants to know what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: DIY, Lutron, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home, smart switches

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