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Don’t audit your smart home devices with a router. Use this instead.

March 27, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Sam called in with a question about managing the networked devices in his smart home. Specifically, he wants to get a list of the IP and MAC addresses in his smart home from his Nest mesh Wi-Fi router. Ideally, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: connected devices, Firewalla, google, mesh network, Nest Wifi, network monitoring, network security, smart home, WiFi

Eve’s latest HomeKit devices showcase the amazing Thread experience

March 24, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 6 Comments

Eve Weather

For the last week, I’ve been testing three products: the Eve Weather, Eve Door & Window Sensor, and Eve Energy Plug. These are all Apple HomeKit devices, but more importantly, they’re also Thread compatible. The best summary of my experience? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Bluetooth LE, door sensors, Eve, Eve Home, homekit, sensors, smart home, smart outlets, Thread, weather

How to extend your smart home network to the outdoors

March 11, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Ryan called into the IoT voicemail hotline with a Wi-Fi question. He lives in a condo with a detached garage and is hoping to get a better wireless signal out to where the car is. Ryan is wondering if a mesh network or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: mesh networking, Netgear Orbi, smart home, Ubiquiti, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 6, wireless networks

Logitech Circle View Doorbell review: A great privacy-focused choice for HomeKit

March 10, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Logitech Circle View Doorbell

As part of my transition to HomeKit, I ripped out my Nest Hello doorbell last week. The replacement? Logitech’s $200 Circle View Doorbell with HomeKit Secure Video (HSV) support. Not only was this the easiest connected device I’ve ever installed in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Apple, Circle View Doorbell, homekit, HomeKit Secure Video, Logitech, smart home, video doorbell

How the smart home has changed in COVID times

March 9, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

For the last year or so, people have been spending almost all of their time at home, sometimes surrounded by their partners and children or, in other cases, completely alone. It's been rough. I've been curious about how it has affected the adoption … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: NPD Group, Parks Associates, smart home

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