If you wanted to see two completely divergent narratives around tech, this week was the time to do it. On one hand, we had CES, a wan, digital version of…
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On our most recent IoT Podcast, Tom called in to our voicemail hotline with a HomeKit question. He currently has Lutron switches but was thinking about swapping out the standard…
Appliance makers are the telcos of the smart home: In a conversation with some of the startups showing off their wares at CES, I had a realization. Many of these…
This week’s show is mostly about CES 2021, starting with an array of interesting devices that were launched. We covered a lot of them here, but we also mentioned a…
Image courtesy Philips Hue Although the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 event is technically only half over, most of the big news typically lands in the first half of the week.…
There’s nothing like sitting at your desk starting at 5 am (if you’re on the West Coast) and strapping in for 10 hours of live-streamed and pre-recorded content from the…
Image courtesy Samsung At the digital Consumer Electronics Show 2021 on Monday, Samsung introduced its newest products for the smart home. Some come from the automotive industry while others come…
A little over a year ago, I purchased an Ember mug for my mother for Christmas. The mug keeps beverages at a set temperature for a few hours or so…
Image courtesy Walabot On our most recent IoT Podcast, Jamie left us a question on our voicemail hotline regarding fall detection solutions. Ideally, he wants something that will work with…
In September, Amazon launched several new devices and provided more information about its low-power wide-area network called Sidewalk. Amid the crush of news was the announcement of a mailbox sensor…
This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion’s acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn…
It’s nearly that time of year again for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Every January, Stacey and I walk dozens of miles to seek out the latest IoT devices, speaking…
GE Lighting, which was acquired by high-end smart home integrator Savant last summer, is launching new products, a new app, and a new brand at CES this year. The GE…
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Pete called in with a great question to our voicemail hotline. Pete’s family uses Google Fi on Android devices. He has a child…