Konnected Version 2 and 2 pro announced

Konnected has announced its next line of products. Given I am a huge fan of Konnected’s hardware and setupm I am excited. This truly is an amazing system to convert older wired alarm systems into a smart home. I use it with Hubitat and it is by far the most reliable piece of Home Automation Software I have.   I […]

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Hubitat updating Rules engine to 3.0

Hubitat has posted about an update coming to their hubs. Names Rules Engine 3.0 it sets to replace the current 2.5 version. That have added much more flexibility, for my use case. Having a script that is editable, else and elseif now available, and better changes to UI to handle all rules on one screen. (vs the multiple clicks it […]

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Apple Music native support arrives on Sonos!

It was promised earlier when Amazon originally launch Apple Music on native Alexa devices. It appears the feature is now available. This is great news for me, as we love our Sonos devices (6 currently) and hated having to use a different music service for them, from our phones. Definitely a plus to see Apple opening up it’s music services […]

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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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