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Thermostats
Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and...
Web connected thermostats are great, but they're expensive. If you want to make your own, blogger and engineer Nooganeer shows how to build one...
Home Security
Podcast: How secure is your favorite smart home device?
Yale introduced new locks for the European market at IFA with August software inside.
This week’s show has good news for smart device buyers concerned...
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The Best Ebook Readers (That Aren’t Kindles)
Amazon
Amazon has completely dominated the ebook reader market, but you don’t have to use a Kindle to get your ebook fix. There are a...
Home Control 2019 and ESP-GO
Introduction (Latest update April 03, 2019)
Minor update here - I've gone back to SDK 2.1 for now.
Sick of reading about other people’s home control?...
Gmail Smart Compose can suggest your subject line too, rollout starts today
Gmail just celebrated its 15th anniversary earlier this week, and that delivered a slew of new features for the service. While there’s a big...
Everything You Need to Do to Secure Your Raspberry Pi Home Automation Projects
When you’re working with connected devices or home automation projects on the Raspberry Pi, it’s important to lock down your Raspberry Pi so it’s...
Voice Assistants
Edge Cases to Consider When Choosing an Invocation Name for Your Alexa Skill
An Alexa skill’s invocation name is the word or short phrase that is used to launch a skill. Great invocation names are memorable and...
Logitech-Owned Streamlabs Expands Streaming Software to Mac
Logitech-owned company Streamlabs, a provider of live streaming tools, has today expanded its software to the Mac.
Streamlabs OBS is available on macOS in an...
Lenovo doubles down on its Google Assistant-powered Smart Display line with a new 7-inch...
Looks like Lenovo knows a good thing when it sees one. Its 8- and 10-inch Smart Displays, both powered by Google Assistant, won plenty...
Sonos Unveils Its First Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Supports AirPlay 2
Sonos today introduced its first portable Bluetooth speaker, the Sonos Move.
The battery-powered Sonos Move features both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for listening at home or...
Ikea’s ‘affordable’ Sonos-powered speakers to be revealed on April 9th
You’ve seen the prototypes, but now Ikea has set the date to show off its first Sonos-powered Symfonisk speakers. The “products” (plural)...
Smart Devices
Insteon vs Z-Wave
Insteon VS Z-Wave, they are both mesh networking technologies.
Unlike WiFi, both these protocols are expressly designed for the home automation market.
If you want some...