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The Homey bridge is a simple (but sweet) home hub

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week, customers in the U.S. can spend $69 for the Homey Bridge, a smart home hub designed and sold in Europe, and now available for the first time here in the U.S. The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub designed for folks who are privacy-conscious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Aeotec, Amazon, Flic, google, Homey, Matter, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Somfy, sonos, zigbee, ZWave

Taking a look at Home Assistant in 2023: Simpler and more capable

March 15, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

Automatically detected devices upon startup of Home Assistant. Image courtesy K. Tofel

Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021, I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant, the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: bluetooth, DIY, Eero, Home Assistant, homekit, hubs, Lutron, raspberry pi, smart home, sonos, Thread, WiFi

Podcast: Cranes, trains, and cybersecurity

March 9, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's podcast kicks off with a story about the Pentagon's fears over a Chinese-connected crane maker and its prevalence in U.S. ports. The Pentagon and others focused on national security question whether or not ZPMC, the maker of these cranes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, cybersecurity, Hubitat, InfluxData, Matter, Memfault, Norfolk Southern, Ring, Silicon Labs, sonos, Very

Sonos eyes hardware subscriptions to broaden customer base

November 21, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

By Janko Roettgers  Sonos is giving hardware subscriptions another look, at least if a new job listing is any indication. Based on the details of that listing, the company appears to be on the cusp of expanding its Flex subscription program, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: sonos

IoT news of the week for Sept. 9, 2022

September 9, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

Graphic showing Internet of Things news

A trifecta of IoT fundings worth a mention: We covered these in the podcast this week, but I'm trying to be a bit more thorough with the weekly news roundups. So if you're tracking this sort of thing, know that satellite IoT company OQ received $12.9 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, Amazon, bosch, Deutsche Telekom, Ferret, Flair, google, Helium, Morse Micro, OQ, roku, Solana, sonos, State Farm, vodafone, Wi-Fi HaLow, Wi-SUN

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