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How to use a LUX sensor to improve a “lights on at sunset” automation

December 29, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Scott called in with a question to our voice mail hotline with a smart lighting question. He uses a Hubitat hub to turn his lights on automatically at sunset. However, on certain days, that’s not early enough because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: automations, Hubitat, LUX sensor, smart home, smart lights, z-wave

Are you ready for the coming UWB revolution?

October 7, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

You may not have noticed, but there’s a new chip that’s been quietly included in new mobile devices over the last year or so. And there are more devices that will have it, including ones for the smart home. It’s called an Ultra Wideband, or UWB, chip … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 60 GHz, Apple, bluetooth, Car Key, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, google, Pixel 4, Project Soli, samsung, smart home, smart lights, ultra wideband, UWB, Wi-Fi

Got a first-gen Philips Hue bridge? Here are some hubless tunable bulb options

August 10, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dwight called in with a great question that likely impacts a fair number of people. He has the older, rounded Philips Hue bridge, which we know has lost software upgrades and cloud support back in April. Dwight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, bluetooth, C by GE, Feit, google assistant, Google Home, hubs, LIFX, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart lights, tunable bulbs, WiFi

How to automate a Zigbee light with SmartThings and the state of a smart lock

July 29, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Bob called into the voicemail hotline with a question about automating lights based on the state of his smart lock. He has a Schlage lock, uses SmartThings and wants to have a Zigbee light turn on for 30 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: automations, samsung, Schlage, smart home, smart lights, smart lock, SmartThings, zigbee

Why you want colored smart lights in your home and what you can do with them

July 6, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT podcast, Brad called in to the IoT voicemail hotline with a question about colored smart lights: He wants to know why anyone would want them and what can you do with them? I’ll admit that I long felt that colored bulbs were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: ambient notifications, colored lights, How to, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home, smart lights

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