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These are the security features you should look for when buying smart home devices

January 27, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

By now you probably read last week's story about the former ADT employee who tapped into home security cameras and watched private moments nearly 10,000 times over a five-year period. He was able to do this because he quietly added his email address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 2FA, adt, Amazon, Apple, Canary, data privacy, encryption, google, homekit, nest, Ring, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams, Wyze

CES 2021: A deep breath for the smart home to determine its future

January 13, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

Although the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 event is technically only half over, most of the big news typically lands in the first half of the week. So barring any groundbreaking announcements in the latter half, I think we can call this one early. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: CES 2021, CHIP, digital assistants, Hex, home security, hubs, samsung, smart home, smart speakers, TP-Link, Wi-Fi, wireless imaging

Apple HomePod mini review: A good option for iOS and HomeKit smart homes

December 3, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

HomePod mini

Until recently, if you wanted Siri in a smart speaker, you had to pay several hundreds of dollars to choose from one and only one option: Apple’s HomePod. Last month, the $99 Apple HomePod mini became available, providing a second, less-expensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon Echo, Apple, Apple HomeKit, digital assistant, HomePod, HomePod mini, iOS, Nest Audio, Siri, smart home, smart speakers

How to listen to AM radio broadcasts on your smart speakers, even NFL blackout games

November 16, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Keith called in to the voicemail hotline asking about AM radio broadcasts in the smart home. He wants to hear his local AM station’s play-by-play coverage of NFL games on his Amazon and Google smart speakers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: AM radio, Radio, smart home, smart speakers, TuneIn

How to stream music from an Amazon Echo to other Bluetooth speakers

October 26, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we listened to a message from Mark on our voicemail hotline. He has a few Harmon Kardon Invoke smart speakers that are unfortunately getting a little less smart. These speakers use Microsoft's Cortana digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, bluetooth, cortana, digital assistants, Echo, Echo Dot, Harmon Kardon, Microsoft, smart speakers

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