Major lighting manufacturers GE, Philips, and TCP have all come out with their own connected household bulbs. We round them up for a quick comparison of their features and benefits.
Home Automation
As retailers scramble to sell you connected devices for the home, their offerings are inconsistent, disorganized, and confusing. With a few notable exceptions, retail's approach seemingly lacks…
Revolv joins the AllSeen Alliance, Samsung’s purchase of SmartThings is confirmed, and Dave Zatz joins Richard to discuss retail’s sloppy moves in bringing smarthome products to the masses.
A selection of INSTEON products and kits are now available at newer RadioShack locations around the U.S.
Integrator Jason Griffing from HomeTech.fm joins us to discuss the latest news in the smarthome space, then he gives us some insight into how an integrator may be able to help even a DIY enthusiast…
The Revolv hub is certainly a powerful option for controlling your connected home, but can it pass the family acceptance test? Our first review of the product puts it to that very test.
Revolv co-founder Mike Soucie joins us to talk about the latest wave of new industry standards, the possibility of Samsung purchasing SmartThings, and Revolv’s special sauce to help unify and evolve…
Market analyst Mike Wolf joins Richard to recap a few busy weeks of smarthome news. Nest buys Dropcam, launches a developer program, and announces integration partners; Staples expands its connected…
Honeywell finally makes an interesting move in the smart home space, Nest resumes sales of its smoke detector at a lower price, and Mark Walters joins us to talk about the history and benefits of Z…
Staples announces expansion plans for the Staples Connect in-store displays, as well as new device integration, an upgraded hub that adds ZigBee and Bluetooth LE, and an app for Windows 8.
Nest surprised many with the launch of its long-awaited API and developer program prior to the start of Google I/O this week. A comprehensive integration platform and services from a handful of…
Gigaom’s Stacey Higginbotham joins Richard to talk about some of the highlights from Lightfair, Apple’s recent HomeKit announcement, and what more open standards like AllJoyn can offer developers and…
