‘Smart home’ today is in the same place as electric things in the home a generation or two ago: everyone will have some of these, but we’re working out which makes sense. Everyone got a toaster or a blender, but no-one got an electric can opener, and smart homes look the same. We’re in discovery […]

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There’s a whole lot of smart home tech out there, designed to boost the intelligence of your house and make your life a little easier (or at least cooler). And today only, you can pick from a wide selection of gear at solid discounts during a huge Home Depot smart home sale Remove non-product link […]

Screenshot: IoT-inspector.princeton.edu We live in the glorious future that technophiles have long dreamed of. Almost everything can now connect to the internet: cameras, coffee pots, televisions, vacuums, toilets, children’s toys, sex toys. If you build it, a wireless connection will come for it. These smart devices are always on, always connected, and often up to […]

Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF When his son asked for a Harry Potter themed birthday, Adam Thole decided to borrow an idea from Universal Studios’ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter which lets visitors cast spells using interactive wands. The results are quite possibly the most magical […]

The first plenary meeting of the North American IoT (Internet of Things) Insurance Observatory took place today in Madison, Wisconsin, under the lead of world-renowned… This content was originally published here. The first plenary meeting of the North American IoT (Internet of Things) Insurance Observatory took place today in Madison, Wisconsin, under the lead of […]

Doorbells, cameras, and more have slashed prices through the end of the day. This content was originally published here. Doorbells, cameras, and more have slashed prices through the end of the day. This content was originally published here.

Amazon Echo An interesting and slightly amusing voicemail came in to the IoT Podcast Hotline this week: The caller’s guests are changing his thermostat settings by voice when they come over. The issue isn’t specific to just a thermostat though since, in theory, any voice commands uttered by a house guest could potentially control any […]

When We Make this we first need to understand how it works. Essentially there are 3 components to this Setup. The NodeMCU which receives commands from the amazon Echo Which Sends commands along the Relay The Arduino which Receives commands from the NodeMCU via the Relay Then sends more commands via Radio The Receiving Radio […]

Almost like rival Nest, ecobee has focused its portfolio on smart thermostats. In the past two years, however, it has expanded in two big ways. It has This content was originally published here. Almost like rival Nest, ecobee has focused its portfolio on smart thermostats. In the past two years, however, it has expanded in […]