Here you’ll find news on the latest updates to the Smart Home industry, with my take on it.
If you hate installing a brand new app on your phone for every brand of light bulb or smart device, then read on. One day, you might only need one. But for that to happen… Read More »Project Connected Home Over IP Makes New Strides
Amazon just released a new update to the Alexa App enabling Wake Word Detection. In other words, you can now summon Alexa on your iPhone or Android Smartphone with your voice. But this update only… Read More »Alexa’s Struggle on iPhone and Android
Amazon recently released a July update for new Alexa features and commands, adding to the extensive muscle of what all Alexa can do. The catch is only a handful of these updates are actually worth… Read More »New Alexa Features: July 2020
While browsing the Internet, I ran across an interesting article about a Siri Shortcut. Being a former Apple software engineer, I tend to keep an eye out for news articles about Siri or HomeKit. And… Read More »Siri Shortcuts: Hey Siri, I’m Getting Pulled Over
Today marks Amazon’s Alexa Live, the event that’s fully dedicated to Alexa with the unveiling of new updates and content for Alexa Developers. It’s a great opportunity to peek into Amazon’s plans for Alexa, while… Read More »Highlights from Alexa Live 2020
Update (7/9): After a month of deliberation on their side, Wink has finally given a new date, July 27th is when non-paying users will see reduced functionality. After that, you’ll only have access to local… Read More »3 Wink Alternatives Without Monthly Subscriptions
Do you have problems with your Google Home waking up too often, or maybe not enough? Good news for those who answered yes. Google recently added a new setting to the Google Home App. Now… Read More »Google Opts for New Sensitivity Setting
Update from Dark Sky. The app is going offline at the end of Dec 22. if you have an iPhone though, no problem. Just download the weather app, where most of the Dark Sky features… Read More »Apple Buys Dark Sky, Impacts Home Assistant
Eero and Apple just announced a new integration with HomeKit which has a decent shot at improving your Smart Home Security. I’ve got it up and running, and it looks pretty good. Check it out… Read More »Eero Router Integration with HomeKit
There’s hope for a single language, or Smart Home Standard that all ecosystems and manufactures will use. Recently all the major players like Amazon, Google, and Apple announced a new project collaboration called Connected Home… Read More »A Smart Home Standard – Who Cares?
