The A5X MAX Android 8.1 TV Box
Regular viewers may recall I reviewed a rather nice TV Android box some time ago – the H96 Max Plus. I’m particularly choosy about...
IKEA’s Symfonisk Line Will Include a Table Lamp With Sonos Speaker, Support AirPlay 2
Ikea today revealed more information about its upcoming line of Sonos smart speakers, which the Swedish furniture company has dubbed "Symfonisk" (via The Verge)....
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?...
Best universal remote control
There was a time when a single brand dominated the universe of universal remote controls: Logitech’s Harmony. That changed earlier this month when Caavo...
Somfy’s First Zigbee3.0 Range of Connected Shades and Curtains
Somfy has launch a new range of connected shades and curtains solutions based on Zigbee 3.0. This new range includes the TaHoma gateway hub...
IoT news of the week for March 15, 2019
Congress is back on IoT security bills: Maybe we won’t get any meaningful data privacy legislation, it appears that the US House and the US...
Behind that automated car or robot, there’s often a person
The Mira Robotics laundry robot is teleoperated for some tasks. Image courtesy of Mira Robotics.
When we think of automation, we tend to think of...
Foxconn Wants More Visibility in the Connected Home
Many of us know Belkin for its many home electronic devices (with brands such Belkin, Linksys, Wemo, Phyn) but many of us might not...
Tronsmart Element Force review: This small and inexpensive Bluetooth speaker produces high-quality sound
With so many people wanting to share their tunes with friends and family wherever they happen to be, it’s no wonder that small, battery-powered,...
Organizing light bulbs
Good lighting in our homes is essential. We need light to read books, work on projects, and perform basic household tasks. The brightness and...
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Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and an iPhone
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...
How Apple’s Culture of Secrecy Poses Challenges for the New Work From Home Reality
Apple employees in Silicon Valley and other parts of the world have been working from home since early March, and a new report from...
Conversation with Stoked Skills’ Gal Shenar: How to Monetize Your Alexa Skill While Helping...
I recently had a chance to speak with Gal Shenar, founder of voice games studio Stoked Skills, about best practices for building voice-first games....
