You don’t need a hub to use a smart bulb anymore, but you do need one if you want motion sensors, dimmer wall switches, door locks, and robot vacuums talking to each other without six different apps on your phone. The hub question in 2026 is no longer “do I need one” but “which platform […]
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The biggest reason people avoid smart home tech isn’t because they don’t want their lights to turn on automatically or their thermostat to adjust itself. It’s because the whole thing has felt like choosing a platform you’re stuck with forever. Pick Apple HomeKit and you’re in that ecosystem. Go with Google Home or Amazon Alexa
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NEWS – Matter, the connectivity standard for smart devices for the home, has recently been upgraded to version 1.4. Every six months or so the Connectivity Standards Alliance releases a new version with support for more IoT devices. Version 1.3 brought support for a variety of home appliances, things like dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators, and
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NEWS – My favorite smart home company is Eve. I love their approach to security and protecting my data. In the past, I’ve reviewed their Water Guard and Energy Outlet products, both of which I am still using in my home. A while back I purchased their Light Switch and had an electrician install it.
Eve adds support for Matter to their smart light switch Read More
REVIEW – In a perfect world, all of the powered gadgets that I own (fans, humidifiers, heaters, etc.) would be smart gadgets, capable of being controlled with nothing more than a voice command to Siri or a preset automation via the Home app. I don’t live in that world just yet, so one way to
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NEWS – Matter is a connectivity standard. The idea is that I should be able to buy any IoT device and instantly use it, regardless of the smart home platform that I use (e.g., Apple’s HomeKit, Google’s Nest). It’s a common language that is supported by over 200 companies. It’s been just over a year
Matter upgraded to version 1.2 Read More