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Thermostats
Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and...
Web connected thermostats are great, but they're expensive. If you want to make your own, blogger and engineer Nooganeer shows how to build one...
Home Security
Array by Hampton smart deadbolt review: It solves the battery problem,...
Smart deadbolts eat batteries for breakfast. I know, because I have five of them installed on various entry doors in my own smart home,...
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Eve’s HomeKit-Enabled ‘Eve Flare’ Offers Awesome Mood Lighting, Long Battery Life, and Water Resistance
Eve Systems, formerly known as Elgato, has been making its Eve line of HomeKit products since HomeKit was first announced, and it was in...
Microsoft aims to win back consumers with new Microsoft 365 subscriptions
Microsoft is unveiling its new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions today, which are designed to replace and enhance existing Office 365...
Apple May Be Planning to Break Up iTunes With New Music and Podcast Apps...
With the launch of macOS 10.15, Apple may be planning to release separate Music and Podcasts apps for the Mac, according to developer Steve...
How Apple’s Culture of Secrecy Poses Challenges for the New Work From Home Reality
Apple employees in Silicon Valley and other parts of the world have been working from home since early March, and a new report from...
Voice Assistants
How to Optimize USB Storage for Better Performance on Windows 10
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According to Microsoft, Windows 10 no longer optimizes external storage devices for “better performance” as of the October 2018 Update. Instead, it optimizes...
HomeKit-Enabled Eve Energy Strip Now Available for Purchase
Eve, known for its line of HomeKit-compatible smart products, today announced the launch of its latest HomeKit accessory, the Eve Energy Strip.
First shown off...
How Apple’s Culture of Secrecy Poses Challenges for the New Work From Home Reality
Apple employees in Silicon Valley and other parts of the world have been working from home since early March, and a new report from...
How the Google Assistant masters conversations—and you can, too
Heading home for the holidays? Here’s hoping it’ll be a joyous reunion with friends and family, with plenty of cookies to go around. But...
Is Mistral a next-gen mesh network Google Home Hub with ZigBee, or maybe even...
Google appears to be developing a next-generation Home hub that will include mesh Wi-Fi, a ZigBee or thread-based radio and better audio quality according...
Smart Devices
Zigbee to MQTT gateway for less than $10
It’s been a few months since my post about Hubitat, and I have not been too happy with it. The MQTT bridge works, but...