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Here’s an open source smart home energy management solution

February 13, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our podcast hotline about smart home energy management. Thomas is looking for a whole home energy management solution but he has a specific requirement. He wants it to be open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: energy management, energy monitoring, Home Assistant, open source, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs

TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Matter: Simple and mostly smart

February 1, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 9 Comments

After updating an older smart plug to support Matter in November, I tested my first Matter-certified outlet. The $19.99 TP-Link Tapo P125M supports Matter right out of the box. As a result, the setup process was essentially... boring. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, google assistant, Google Home, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, Siri, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs, Tapo, Tapo P125M smart plug, TP-Link

Do Matter devices support smart energy management?

January 18, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Eve Energy Plug

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about energy monitoring and Matter. Billy currently uses smart plugs and outlets from Etekcity and TP-Link. As Billy preps for Matter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: energy monitoring, Etekcity, Eve Home, Matter, smart outlets, smart plugs, TP-Link

How to use a smart plug as an “on-call” button

February 9, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Matt called in to our voicemail hotline with an interesting use for a smart plug. Normally, we take questions from our hotline, but Matt's idea was too good not to share. Essentially, he figured out a way to add a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: automations, Button, smart home, smart outlets, smart plugs, Wyze

How to add some smarts to your under cabinet lights

November 2, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Michael called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his under cabinet light strips. He’s looking for a switch or other option to add some smarts to them, although he’s using a set of smart LIFX light … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Flic, ge, LIFX, light strips, Samsung SmartThings, smart lights, smart plugs, smart switches, SmartThings

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