Thanks to the Alexa calling feature, you can use two Amazon Echo’s (or Dots, Shows, Spots, Taps), or an Echo …
Smart Home Hub Failure
The Failure “Alexa, turn on the kitchen lights.” “The Insteon hub that the kitchen lights is connected to isn’t responding. …
Harman Kardon Invoke Setup
Setting up the Harman Kardon Invoke couldn’t be easier! Here’s how: First, plug in your Invoke and wait for it …
Harman Kardon Invoke Unboxing Video
The good people over at Harman Kardon were nice enough to send me an Invoke to test out before its …
Echo + Sonos, it’s Coming!
Since Sonos updated their privacy statement earlier this week, people are going crazy that they clearly mention voice recording, which …
Apple HomePod First Impressions
I’m often asked why I never write about Apple on my smart home site. My usual answer is because Apple …
3rd Party Lights that Work with Hue
UPDATE 2/10/18: Hue has announced that it is upgrading all first and second generation Hue Hubs to support Zigbee 3.0. This …
My Automated Home – January 2017
It’s been nearly a year since I last posted a rundown of all of the smart home tech I’m using …
Cortana coming to Harmon Kardon Speakers
Just about a week ago the internet was on fire with talk of Microsoft developing a Windows software update called …
Control Sonos from the Spotify App
Beginning today, all Spotify Premium users can control their Sonos speakers directly from the Spotify app. This is something that …