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Demon Seed: Google Home automations get more trigger options to rival Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.29.2023

Google has announced new triggers and actions for its smart home automation platform. In the blog post yesterday Google says it has added 9 new…

Wemo Mini Smart Plug, Wi-Fi Enabled, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit

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Smart Home News: Wemo Mini smart plug now works with Apple HomeKit

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.19.2018

Wemo today announced that its Mini Wifi Smart Plug now supports Apple HomeKit. That means you can now use your iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and…

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Comcast gives IoT app Stringify refreshed look, now supports Lutron Caseta devices

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.11.2018

Some good news this morning for those interested in all things smart home. Comcast this week released an updated version of its IFTTT-like app Stringify.…

Sonos 8.3 - Navigation and Display Improvements

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Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.23.2018

You’ve got to hand it to the Sonos team. Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google…

Amazon Echo leads smart speaker market with 76% share

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Trendspotting: At 76% share Amazon Echo is running away with smart speaker market

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.19.2017

Amazon jumped into the voice-enabled digital assistant (aka smart speaker) market early, and now it appears to be reaping major dividends. A new report from…

Samsung SmartThings Hub - list of compatible devices

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Is the SmartThings smart home hub a good deal? And is it better than Wink 2, Apple HomeKit, WeMo, Insteon?

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.16.2017

Short answers: yes, and, well, it depends.

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Smart Home: Top 10 tips for getting started with Insteon

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.14.2017

Already own or considering buying a smart home hub? Clinton Stark shares 10 tips for the Insteon Hub that might help you get the most…