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What’s the range of a Matter over Thread device?

December 30, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about Matter over Thread devices. John called in to ask about the range of Thread devices in a smart home. On one side of his house, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Matter, smart home, The Thread Group, Thread, Thread Border Router, Wi-Fi, zigbee

IoT news of the week for July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Signify exec says Hue bulbs won't have Thread: This entire article featuring Hue's George Yianni discussing plans for the upcoming Matter home interoperability standard is worth a read, but the most surprising tidbit was how Hue thinks about Thread. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: amazon alexa, artificial intelligence, cameras, Mycroft, Philips Hue, robots, routers, Signify, Thread, zigbee

A transition plan from Insteon to HomeKit (and Matter!)

June 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Ron left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Ron has used various smart home technologies for 30 years; the latest platform in his home is Insteon. With Insteon effectively shutting down its cloud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Apple iOS, Eve Home, Insteon, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi, z-wave, zigbee

Why aren’t there any battery-powered Wi-Fi smart home switches?

March 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 16 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Keith called in with a unique question. He's using Wi-Fi devices exclusively in his smart home. That might sound like a good idea at first, but his specific question raises a potential problem. There really aren't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, Lutron, smart bulbs, smart home, smart lights, smart switches, WiFi, wireless switches, zigbee, ZWave

Get ready for the end of general purpose wireless networks

February 28, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

For decades, most devices surfed between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. If you were at home, your devices would have popped over to the cellular network for, say, calls, or if the main internet went out. Otherwise, Wi-Fi was the most likely conduit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 4G, 5G, Ericsson, Extreme Wireless, Thread, Wi-Fi, zigbee

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