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

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

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 5 Comments

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 1 Comment

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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