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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 a robotic switch shut off your wireless lights?

November 29, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question during our Voicemail hotline segment about wireless battery-powered lights. This particular question was submitted via email by Jon, who wants to add some smarts to the lights. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bluetooth, connected home, Philips Hue, smart home, smart lights, SwitchBot

IoT news of the week for Nov. 11, 2022

November 11, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Alexa better get to work: Brace yourselves, Alexa owners. Amazon is looking at cost-cutting, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, and Alexa looks like a target. The WSJ reports that the business unit has a reported loss of $5 billion a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Avery Dennison, buttons, Cognitive Systems, Home Assistant, Honeywell, MaxLinear, Philips Hue, smart lights, Thread, vivint, water sensor, WiFi sensing

Why the new Roku Smart Home is a safe bet for the company

October 12, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Add another smart home company to your list: Roku, the digital media streaming brand today introduced Roku Smart Home. The platform initially supports seven types of connected devices with relatively low prices and subscription options. It achieves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, News Tagged With: amazon alexa, connected cameras, google assistant, light strips, Matter, roku, smart home, smart lights, video doorbell, Wyze

Maybe we should be talking to our connected devices instead of our smart homes

May 11, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Last week, I read reports of Sonos creating its own voice assistant for the company's audio speaker products. My first reaction? "That's just stupid," I thought. What's the benefit of doing that when there are already several capable digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, google assistant, Matter, Siri, smart home, smart lights, smart locks, smart speakers, sonos

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