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Do Wyze cameras in Google Home need a hub?

October 20, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from our Voicemail hotline about Wyze cameras and Google Wi-Fi. Our caller has the second-generation Google Nest Wi-Fi routers and is buying a new house. He plans to add a Wyze door … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: google assistant, Google Home, Google Nest, Nest Wifi, Smart Display, smart home, Wyze, Wyze Cam, Wyze Lock

Hi, my name is Kevin and I don’t like smart home scenes

June 12, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 6 Comments

Quick show of hands: How many of you smart home owners actively use scenes in your house? This might surprise you but, my hand is not raised. Scenes are arguably one of the most useful features of a smart home for many people. These are customized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon Echo, google assistant, Google Home, hubs, routines, scenes, Smart Display, smart home, Wink

Why the market for smart speaker apps can’t possibly rival that of smartphones yet

March 13, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Last month, I wrote about the large disparity of third-party apps and actions between Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, which prompted a great comment from Chris K, who said: It seems like many of these skills are there just because it is easy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon Echo, apps, Google Home, Smart Display, smart home, smart speakers

How to add a remote chime to a Nest Hello doorbell

March 1, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

In our IoT Podcast Hotline voicemail this week, we received a question from someone who recently switched from a Ring doorbell to a Nest Hello. The Ring supports additional chimes so you can hear the doorbell around the home, but the Nest Hello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: doorbell, google, Google Home, nest, Nest Hello, Ring, Smart Display

Bedroom smart device choices if you don’t care about privacy

December 11, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Most of our podcast listeners balance their smart home device choices with privacy preferences and for good reason. But on the most recent IoT Podcast, we received a question that's less concerned with privacy. Clarissa asked what devices we'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Look, Awair, Naked Labs, Philips Hue, privacy, Smart Display, smart home, Withings

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