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Z-Wave gets a boost with new chip provider

August 16, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 15 Comments

If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Matter, Silicon Labs, Trident IoT, zigbee, ZWave

The Homey bridge is a simple (but sweet) home hub

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

This week, customers in the U.S. can spend $69 for the Homey Bridge, a smart home hub designed and sold in Europe, and now available for the first time here in the U.S. The Homey Bridge is a smart home hub designed for folks who are privacy-conscious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Aeotec, Amazon, Flic, google, Homey, Matter, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Somfy, sonos, zigbee, ZWave

Can you add a secondary Z-Wave controller for a connected door lock?

October 18, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Nest x Yale lock

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from Dave on our Voicemail hotline. Dave's landlord uses a SmartRent mobile app and Aeotec hub that connects to a smart Yale Assure door lock with Z-Wave. Dave wants to add a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, Assa Abloy, smart home, smart locks, SmartRent, Yale, ZWave

What are good wireless Z-Wave switch or button options?

April 16, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we chose an email listener question instead of a voicemail from our IoT Podcast Hotline. This week, Matt wrote in with a fairly specific question but it can be applied to any number of smart homes. Matt's current … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Aeotec, buttons, Jasco, Philips Hue, samsung, smart bulbs, smart home, SmartThings, wireless switches, ZWave

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

March 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 17 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

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