Smart Home

Is it IoT or just cool and fun stuff that integrates... sometimes. Whatever it is, we'll break it down to help you decide what's best for you here.

Kevin Darty
‘Amnesia:33’ TCP/IP Flaws Affect Millions of IoT Devices
threatpost.com - Lindsey O'Donnell
A new set of vulnerabilities has been discovered affecting millions of routers and IoT and OT devices from more than 150 vendors, new research warns.
Dec 8, 2020
Kevin Darty
Google Home
Google Home's recent update brings a handy new trick to your voice assistant
CNET - Dale Smith
Want the lights to go off in 10 minutes? Now you can tell Google Home and it'll do it.
Dec 25, 2020
Kevin Darty
Google Assistant Can Finally Schedule Your Damn Lights
Gizmodo - Victoria Song
Smart lights are the easiest, most affordable entryway into the smart home. In terms of convenience, scheduling your lights is one of the biggest …
Nov 23, 2020
Kevin Darty
Your Google Nest display is about to become a useful family organizer
gearbrain.com - Alistair Charlton
The Google Home and Nest Hub smart displays are already useful smart home devices, featuring the Google Assistant but also being a screen for …
Nov 19, 2020
Kevin Darty
Google Home 2.31 redesigns media UI, can trigger Routines 9to5Google
9to5Google - Abner Li
Back in September, the Home app lost the ability to trigger Assistant Routines. Google Home 2.31 today returns that capability, while there’s a big revamp to media controls. A few weeks ago, Google rolled...
Nov 17, 2020