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IoT news of the week for August 11, 2023

August 11, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Here's a bit more on Philips Hue's potential as a home security play: On an earnings call the president of Signify, which owns the Philips Hue brand, said the company was working on a security camera for it. Now reports are saying that there are four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Control4, Matter, Microsoft, Philips Hue, SaaviHome, Signify, TP-Link, Tractican

Zigbee bulbs: Replace them with Matter or stay with Zigbee?

July 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael has invested in Zigbee lights up to this point and he’s heard about some challenges that still face Matter devices some challenges that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, colored lights, Feit, Kasa, Matter, Philips Hue, RGB bulbs, Sengled, smart bulbs, smart home, TP-Link, tunable bulbs, Wi-Fi, zigbee

Podcast: Why Roku wants a smart home OS

June 29, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week we learned a bit more about streaming provider Roku's plans to build a smart home operating system. This is in addition to all of the new smart home devices the company has developed using Wyze hardware. Because Kevin Tofel is on vacation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: AI, Akenza, Amazon, Blynk, Bond, Embedded Insurance, enterprise, Eve, ikea, Josh, lighting, Matter, Nanoleaf, Particle, Pepper, roku, samsung, simplisafe, smart home, SmartThings, standardsTagsAI, State Farm, TP-Link

Podcast: The Pixel tablet is a smart home let down

May 11, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 7 Comments

Google launched a new tablet and dock at the Google I/O event Wednesday, and Kevin and I share our thoughts on how it might fit in with a smart home. Will it replace your Nest Smart Displays? We also share some of the updates expected in the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, Amazon, Aqara, Blues Wireless, Bond, Calista Redmond, Computex, google, Qualcomm, RISC-V, roku, State Farm, TP-Link

What you need to know when choosing a smart electrical panel

May 2, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Shane on our podcast hotline. Shane has to replace the electrical panel in his home and thinking about going with a smart electrical panel. He notes that we've recommended the Sense … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: electrical panels, energy management, energy monitoring, ge, LeGrand, Leviton, Lutron, Schneider Electric, smart outlets, smart switches, TP-Link, WeMo

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