After last year's acquisition and management change, the team behind Insteon has been pretty quiet, prompting concerns from consumers. So what's going on? Based on our discussions with them, quite a…
Home Automation
We're excited to be joined again by Ring founder Jamie Siminoff. He helps us unpack all of last month’s product news from Amazon and gives us some insight into Ring’s recent growth and success. We…
Cortana and Alexa trade spaces, IKEA expands its smart home offerings, and Marc Alexander, the CTO and co-founder of LIFX joins us for a great conversation about their company and product offerings.
You may be surprised to learn that the bathroom is a great place for smart home technology. These four (five, actually) smart home automation routines will enhance your bathroom experience.
We’re in San Diego, California, live-ish at the 2018 CEDIA Expo. We had some great discussions with Control4, Insteon, Sonos, Monoprice and the Z-Wave Alliance—organizations that each span the gap…
Samsung announces a new SmartThings hub and Bixby-powered speaker, June introduces a second-generation smart oven with a dramatically lower price, and Brad McAdams joins us from Universal Devices to…
Honeywell, Netgear, and Philips have new smart home products, Ecobee wants to save you some more money, and Richard’s sick of everyone triggering his digital assistants. We’re joined by smart home…
We review the iDevices Wall Outlet and Wall Switch. They're premium products that are solid and reliable. But how do they stack up next to the competition?
Did you know that some government agencies and energy providers will subsidize your smart home investment? Numerous programs exist to encourage consumers to buy energy-saving products.
This episode is all about lighting! Richard shares interviews with Avi-on, Feit Electric, Sylvania, and Noon Home from his visit to Lightfair and discusses show highlights with attendee Carlton Bale…
Adam Justice from ConnectSense joins the show again to discuss the latest smart home news, and he’s on location at Apple’s WWDC in San Jose. They discuss what’s going on there, including reviewing…
Ring has released a newer variant of its Spotlight* Cam that may appeal to homeowners and home tech pros alike. This new hardwired product landed with little fanfare, but it solves a big problem: it…
