On the most recent IoT Podcast episode, Ed called into our voicemail hotline looking for a way to add some smarts to an outdoor water spigot. Ed has an outdoor drip irrigation system that he wants to add automation to through the spigot. This would … [Read more...]
Do any weather stations connect to smart home devices? Yup!
Last week on the IoT Podcast our voicemail hotline received a call from Jeff about connected weather stations. Jeff's son wants to learn more about the weather around his home, so Jeff was wondering if any weather stations can actually connect to the … [Read more...]
Does Google WiFi work without outdoor network extenders?
This week on the podcast our IoT Podcast Hotline received a voicemail from Jeff. He has a Google WiFi mesh network system in his home and wants to extend that network outdoors. Unfortunately, this can't be done with Google WiFi products for two … [Read more...]
Is it time to merge Google Home and Google WiFi?
Today, Google Home and Google WiFi products are completely independent of each other. One is for your smart home controls and digital assistant needs while the other forms the backbone of a mesh network for all of your devices. Should they … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi EasyMesh: The good, the bad and the ugly
I was initially excited earlier this week when I heard the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced EasyMesh, a mesh networking standard that promised to deliver “greater flexibility in device choice” for home networks. Now that the initial euphoria has faded, … [Read more...]