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Why power outages cause smart device havoc and how to mitigate this situation

April 15, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Justin called in because the area he lives in experiences rolling power outages a few times a month. Power loss can play havoc with smart home devices when the power comes back on, ranging from smart bulbs all turning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Echo, Google Home, network, outages, Philips Hue, smart bulbs, smart home, smart speakers

I’m all in with voice in my smart home to reduce coronavirus and other illness potential

March 4, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

For the record: I am not a germaphobe. However, with the current coronavirus epidemic, I have been paying close attention to the news and, probably like many of you, am also being a little more intentional about washing my hands more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Amazon Echo, digital assistant, Google Home, nest, Nest Hello, smart bulbs, smart home, smart lock, smart speakers, smart tvs, video doorbell, voice assistant, voice control

How to disable your phone from always listening for “OK Google” with dueling smart speakers

February 22, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, David called in because he's having some issues with the many smart speakers in his home. They seem to fight with David's Pixel 4 phone when he says "OK Google"; instead of his handset answering his question or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Android, digital assistant, google assistant, Google Home, How to, OK Google, smart speakers

What to consider with your family and friends before making your smart home smart

January 31, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Joe called in and left us several great questions on the IoT Podcast voicemail hotline. Joe just bought a new home and started to choose a number of products to make it smart. That's a good first step! But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: cameras, digital assistant, guest network, home security, How to, smart bulbs, smart home, smart speakers, smart switches

When it comes to the smart home, how can we better balance security with convenience?

December 24, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we took an interesting question from Brent on our IoT voicemail hotline. Brent is wondering how to balance security and convenience when it comes to the smart devices in our home. He wonders if there’s an approach that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, iot, privacy, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams

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