Daily Deals: Up to $40 off Amazon Echo Products, Up to $115 off Ring...
Amazon, Ring, Google
Easter’s still a week away, but retailers are already pushing out some killer holiday deals. If you’re in the market for a...
The Best Bluetooth Boomboxes for the Beach, Backyard, and Beyond
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Better weather is upon us so it’s the perfect time to buy a new Bluetooth boombox to use outside—whether at a pool party...
What happens when your smart home data is used against you?
By now, you’ve probably heard about China’s Social Credit scoring system. It combines facial recognition technology with all sorts of personal data to determine...
What Home Automation Works with Google Home?
Among all smart home devices, how do you know what home automation works with Google home? Google Home first burst onto the scene back...
After Boeing’s 737 MAX, how do we regulate automation?
The Boeing 737 MAX has been involved in two recent air crashes.
In the wake of a second crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airplane,...
Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable ‘parasite’
What do you get when you put one internet-connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the...
Podcast: IKEA’s smart home arrives in August
Fibaro gear now works with SmartThings without you downloading a custom device handler.
Kevin was out of town this week, so I co-hosted the podcast...
Build a Twitter-Based Home Automation System with a Raspberry Pi
There are all sorts of variations on Raspberry Pi-powered home automation systems, but ARM Tutorials shows off a pretty simple project that uses Twitter...
Use AWS IoT Device Defender to detect statistical anomalies and to visualize your device...
AWS IoT Device Defender supports your efforts to secure your IoT device fleet. AWS IoT Device Defender Detect establishes a baseline behavior for IoT...
Using the Xiaomi Aqara buttons with Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT
I had recently put Sengled Zigbee bulbs in my nightstand lamps to pair with Zigbee2MQTT on Home Assistant. I was using them to automatically...