Apple music may soon include Chromecast support

This is great news but still waiting on GA to allow Apple music. I am hoping the alexa integration is writing on the wall for the GA to get it. There are no guarantees Apple will integrate Chromecast support soon, if at all. However, the mounting volume of code suggests it could be more a matter of when than if. […]

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Wink may be joining Iris soon

It is only rumor right now but it wouldn’t surprise me. Apparently there have been lots of outages without explanation. In addition I have noticed hubs are no longer stocked at retails around me. The buzz around Reddit suggest development has stopped altogether. Although to be fair I had it for 2 years and the amount of development even done […]

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Hubitat announces support for Iris by Lowe’s

They have been working on this for a while. It seems they finally announced it officially. Support for Iris by Lowe’s Version 1 Zigbee devices. This is a huge boost for anyone stuck with Iris gear (especially if they took advantage of the refunds from Lowe’s). This will allow them to move over to a much better and local hub […]

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New Universal Remote option?

Somehow Best Buy popped this option into my inbox. Sevenhugs remote. It looks very interesting and appealing. The ability to control Sonos, Hue and with a little finagling probably my Hubitat hub. It appears it uses little pods around the room to tell what your aiming at. I do wish it was a little bigger and wasn’t all touchscreen. I […]

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Kaia Personal Trainer – AI powered virtual trainer

As someone who derives significant value from the slew of guided workout sessions available on YouTube. The idea behind a virtual personal trainer is incredibly appealing, mostly because it’s relatively cheap ($30/three-months), and is always available. Or, well, any time/place you have your phone, and I imagine an internet connection. Having the feedback on form (which as anyone who has […]

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SVS SB-3000 Sealed Subwoofer

SVS announced the new 3000 series subwoofers just before the 2018 holiday season. Similar to their other lines, it offers a ported (PB) and sealed (SB) version of the bass reproducing device. With a 13” driver, 800W RMS / 2500+ W peak Sledge STA-800D2 DSP amplifier and an entry price of $1400 (PB) and $1000 (SB) it slots just between […]

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Homeseer HS-FS100-W Flood Sensor

Here’s another quick review, but this time for the Homeseer HS-FS100-W flood sensor. After watching the video below, make sure that you check out how the Fibaro device handled the same test. Z-Wave summary for the Homeseer HS-FS100-W flood sensor As we can see, things did not go quite according to plan. I’m not sure what the problem was here, […]

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