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...]
IoT news of the week for July 1, 2022
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...]
A transition plan from Insteon to HomeKit (and Matter!)
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...]
Why aren’t there any battery-powered Wi-Fi smart home switches?
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...]
Get ready for the end of general purpose wireless networks
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...]
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