We're nearly eight months into the Matter smart home protocol rollout and there are still some gotchas. I figured we'd have some initial pain points to deal with but I also thought that by now, some or all of them would have been addressed. … [Read more...]
Level locks and Matter: Wait for the upgrade or buy a new lock?
On a recent Internet of Things podcast, we took a voicemail on our podcast hotline from Greg. He owns a Level Bolt smartlock that currently uses Bluetooth and hasn't heard much about the previously announced Matter upgrade for his smart lock. Greg … [Read more...]
Looking to replace Z-Wave bulbs? Try these Matter or Zigbee options
On a recent Internet of Things podcast, we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael recently had a bunch of Z-Wave bulbs die on him and he's thinking to replace them. He wants to know what Matter or Zigbee options are the better … [Read more...]
Episode 419: Little sensors save big amounts of water
This week's show has lots of updates and small updates. We start off with a story about a golf course near San Diego that has saved millions of gallons of water using connected soil sensors. And then we review what changed with Zigbee PRO 2023 and … [Read more...]
Hands on with the Matter beta for Home Assistant
Now that I'm done reviewing the latest Matter devices from Nanoleaf, it's time to turn my attention back to Home Assistant. Since I haven't taken a deep dive on this open source smart home platform in a few years, I recently set it up on a spare … [Read more...]
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