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...]
Is it just me or has smart home innovation gotten stale?
Folks who are new to IoT and smart homes may feel otherwise, but I'm not as excited as I used to be with smart home technology and products. Maybe it's because I've been tinkering in this space for nearly a decade. Or maybe it's because of what … [Read more...]
Sorry, your hardware is all software now
This week, Google said it would kill its Works with Nest program, which allowed Nest devices to communicate their status and work with devices from other makers in the smart home ecosystem. In the future, all Nest devices will share data with the … [Read more...]
What I learned moving from my smart home to an apartment
Man, am I tired. I just finished the first stage of our two-stage move to Seattle, and am newly appreciative of the adage that the last 10% of your stuff takes the longest to pack. For the smart home, I would add a new universal truth: … [Read more...]
What’s a good sensor for motion, humidity, temperature and light for the smart home?
There are plenty of single or dual-purpose sensors available for smart homes, but what if you want to know just about everything that's going on inside a room and even automate your home based on that information? That's the latest question we … [Read more...]
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