The Smart Home Show

It's another crossover, this time with the folks from www.farstuff.com Mike talks about the Internet of Things with Andreea and Charles from the Farstuff podcast. We also discuss who would be Mork and who would be Fonz if this were a 70's sitcom crossover, and also whether the Vessyl smart drink container is a good idea. It's a fun podcast so check it out. Once again, if you want to find more Smart Home Shows, go to www.thesmarthomeshow.com You can find our weekly smart home newsletter at www.smarthomeweekly.net And you can find Andreaa and Charles show at www.farstuff.com via Knit

It's the smart home weekly update (kinda) for November 23, 2014. I cheated a bit as I was a guest on the HomeTech.FM podcast (www.hometech.fm) with Seth Johnson and I asked Seth if I could use the episode as my weekly update and he said sure! It made sense since we talked about much of what I wanted to talk about anyway. We talk about: -HomeKit at CES -Blossom, the new smart water controller -Vera's new Vera Edge controller -Zigbee 3.0 and more! Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow And get my written thoughts on many of these same topics at www.smarthomeweekly.net via Knit

Ok, so I couldn't resist the Blossom reference (and I know its dating me), but still this episode is still pretty special since we talk to Manrique Brenes, the CEO of Blossom, the company behind the Blossom smart irrigation system. You can find out more about Blossom at www.myblossom.com And as always, subscribe to the podcast if you haven't by going to http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow via Knit

This week Mike talks with that company that puts a UL on all those devices in your home, Underwriter's Laboratories. He talks to Tom Blewitt, who has been at UL for almost 40 years and has watched as devices went from dumb things stuck on formica countertops to smart devices that can anticipate and communicate. How does a company like UL adjust? Listen to the podcast and find out! You can find out more about UL and www.UL.com You can subscribe to the Smart Home Show at www.thesmarthomeshow.com Check out our weekly smart home newsletter at www.smarthomeweekly.net via Knit

This is the Smart Home Weekly news wrap up for the week ending November 15, 2014. In this episode, I talk about: -Amazon's Echo (and whether its a smart home controller) -iDevices, $10 Million HomeKit bet -Target's entry into smart home -The Scout home security appliance has started shipping -Quirky's huge smart home announcement this week If you want to see my written analysis of all this news, go to www.smarthomeweekly.net I also announce the winner of the August smart lock giveaway in this episode. If you want to enter for future giveaways, just give a review of the Smart Home Show in iTunes, Stitcher or other podcast app and email it to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ You can see the full write up (more than just show notes, folks) for this and Smart Home Weekly podcasts at: www.smarthomeweekly.net Remember to register for our live smart home 2015 outlook webinar on Dec 4th: http://nextmarket.enterthemeeting.com/m/CRW27AUC And as always, you can get the podcast at Technology.FM: www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

This week, iDevices surprised most everyone when they announced they'd invested $10 million in HomeKit-centric smart home development. This involved not only their own product - which they will unveil at CES 2015 - but a platform which others can use to build HomeKit centric smart home devices. This conversation is the first podcast interview with Chris Allen since the unveiling of their new HomeKit platform. You can find out more about iDevices at http://idevicesinc.com/ You can listen to more Smart Home Show podcasts at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

A podcast 2-fer: A weekly update and an interview with Roost's Roel Peeters. We combined the smart home weekly update this week with an interview with the CEO of smart battery company Roost. Today's topics include: -Verizon's new router with Z-Wave -Goji smart lock delays -Walmart enters the smart home -The retrofit smart home opportunity -Keen smart vents -SmartThings gets a Windows app In the second half of the show, we talk to Roel Peeters, the CEO of smart battery company Roost. You can find out more about Roost at http://smartroost.net/ You can find the smart home show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ You can read the smart home weekly update at www.smarthomeweekly.net If you want to try and win an August smartlock, just review the Smart Home show in iTunes, Stitcher or another podcast service and send a screenshot to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com via Knit

This is the Smart Home Weekly news wrap up for the week ending October 26, 2014. This episode is almost entirely about the Revolv acquisition by Nest. Joining Mike is Richard Gunther, smart home podcaster from the Home:On podcast. We also announce the winner of the Oort smart home system and give all the details about our next smart home gear giveaway, so you'll definitely want to listen! Remember, if you've entered the last giveaway, you are entered for future giveaways. You can see the full write up (more than just show notes, folks) for this and Smart Home Weekly podcasts at: www.smarthomeweekly.net Remember to register for our live smart home/IoT roundtable with the GM of Lowe's smart home and CEO of Zonoff on October 30th: nextmarket.enterthemeeting.com/m/RPPNJ4UB And as always, you can get the podcast at Technology.FM: www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

The Smart Home Weekly news wrap up for the week ending October 18, 2014. All the big stories for the smart home discussed in one podcast. Also, we're giving away an Oort Bluetooth smart home system. For details, go to www.smarthomeweekly.net and see the latest Smart Home Weekly for October 18th or listen to the podcast. Stories this week: -Apple doesn't make news (meaning no new Apple TV) -August ships, Danalock on deck -Oort starts to ship -Qualcomm buys CSR -Bemo launches Kickstarter for smartphone-based smart thermostat -Ubi, the standalone voice control computer for the home, is available You can see the full write up (more than just show notes, folks) for this and Smart Home Weekly podcasts at: www.smarthomeweekly.net Remember to register for our live smart home/IoT roundtable with the GM of Lowe's smart home and CEO of Zonoff on October 30th: nextmarket.enterthemeeting.com/m/RPPNJ4UB And as always, you can get the podcast at Technology.FM: www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

Guest: WeMo's Ohad Zeira Belkin's WeMo has been one of the most popular DIY smart home line of products around. Mike catches up with Ohad Zeira, the head of WeMo, to hear about where WeMo's been and where it's going. You can find out more about WeMo at: http://www.belkin.com/us/Products/home-automation/c/wemo-home-automation/ You can subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit