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Homey Pro review: Great potential but check device support

August 14, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

Following the launch of the $69 Homey Bridge, the $399 Homey Pro is now available in the U.S. Stacey reviewed the lower-costing Bridge model back in March, and reported feeling mostly positive about the product. The more expensive Pro model removes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: athom, Home Assistant, Homey, Homey Pro, hub, Matter, smart home, Thread

Why I’m switching to Home Assistant

August 2, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

After two-and-a-half years of primarily using HomeKit, now called Apple Home, I think it's time for a change in my smart home. Prior to settling on Apple's platform, I used Google Home for a while. And before that, I was a Samsung SmartThings user. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Apple Home, google, Google Home, Home Assistant, homekit, Hubitat, open source, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, smart home

Let there be light: The LiFi standard could illuminate the IoT

July 26, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

This story was originally published in my weekly newsletter on Friday July 21, 2023. You can sign up for my newsletter here.  Tired of having dozens of IoT devices competing for the same wireless airwaves as your computers, phones, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 802.11bb, IEEE, IIoT, LiFi, military, networking, pureLiFi, sensors, smart home, Wi-Fi

Why Eero is going after the rental property market with Wi-Fi

July 25, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

As a homeowner, I take my 1 Gbps internet service for granted. I love having a fast connection, particularly because have so many connected devices. But I've gotten so used to it that I don't have the perspective of others who might live in an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, apartments, Eero, rental properties, routers, smart home, Wi-Fi

Zigbee bulbs: Replace them with Matter or stay with Zigbee?

July 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael has invested in Zigbee lights up to this point and he’s heard about some challenges that still face Matter devices some challenges that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, colored lights, Feit, Kasa, Matter, Philips Hue, RGB bulbs, Sengled, smart bulbs, smart home, TP-Link, tunable bulbs, Wi-Fi, zigbee

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