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What’s in my smart home: November 2021

November 7, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 6 Comments

Note: This story was published in the newsletter on October 22, but never made it to the site. So we updated the headline and published it here two weeks later. Slightly more than a year ago, I shared what was in my smart home. I started out by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Eero 6 Pro, Google Home, HomeKit Secure Video, Logitech, Lutron Caseta, Nest x Yale, smart bulbs, smart home, smart switches, Thread, video doorbell

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

Whole-home audio and smart lighting: DIY or go pro?

September 13, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dave called in to our voicemail hotline looking for advice. His brother-in-law has a Google TV and Nest Audio speakers but wants to invest in whole-home audio and smart lighting. Dave wonders what we would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon alexa, Control4, google assistant, lighting, Lutron, Savant, smart home, smart switches, sonos

Is it time to pull the plug on old Z-Wave light switches?

November 25, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 15 Comments

On our most recent episode of the IoT Podcast, Gareth called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his older Z-Wave switches. He’s using a Vera hub with about 30 devices and some of his switches are failing. Gareth also uses Google Home … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, Project CHIP, smart home, smart switches, Vera, Wi-Fi, z-wave, zigbee

How to make a decorative bulb smart: The easy and slightly less easy way

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

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, a caller left us a message on the voicemail hotline with a unique question: He has decorative bulbs that he’d like to control without installing a smart switch. It turns out that this is relatively easy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: C by GE, lighting, smart home, smart sockets, smart switches, Wi-Fi

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