The buyers of smart home gear woke up on Monday to some pretty bad news. The first was an article detailing why How to Geek could no longer recommend the Wink hub and the second was an email from software-based smart home platform Stringify, that it … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why your smart devices cost so much
This week Kevin and I start off the show with a discussion about Google's new Coral board that provides machine learning at the edge. We then jump to sensor company Centralite's bankruptcy filing in Alabama. We also discuss the death of Jibo and how … [Read more...]
Switching hubs? Here’s why you should always remove smart devices from the old one
I was doing some research on how to back up smart home hub configurations (spoiler alert: you generally can't) when I had a startling revelation. Several of the devices in my home were actively sending data to Samsung's SmartThings servers. Why was … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 1, 2019
And the Oscar for best home hub goes to... Samsung's SmartThings. That's according to The Wirecutter, which I used to write for, and which has done a deep dive on smart home hubs. However, it also offers the caveat that most people probably don't … [Read more...]
Which Z-Wave smart home hub is right for you?
On this week's episode of the IoT Podcast, we received a voicemail from Monty, who is just getting started with his smart home and is looking for a hub that supports Z-Wave devices. There are several options available, ranging from simple … [Read more...]
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