#connected-home — Public Fediverse posts

Ever wondered if your smart plug is actually smart, or just pretending? 🧐 Engadget's 2026 review dives into the world of smart plugs, highlighting setup woes, Matter compatibility, and the eternal battle with Wi-Fi passwords.

Spoiler: changing your router might mean re-programming *everything*. Have you ever had a smart home device demand a factory reset after a network change? The struggle is real.

#SmartHome #TechReview #IoTDevices #ConnectedHome #Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/best-smart-plug-131542429.html?src=rss

Samsung CEBU S2
https://www.climshop.com/172-mural-samsung-cebu-s2

#climatisation #climatiseur #airconditionne #airconditioning #hvac #hvacsystem #hvaclife #hvacinstall #hvacmaintenance #hvacrepair #cooling #chauffage #heatandcool #climatecontrol #confortthermique #homecomfort #indoorcomfort #temperaturecontrol #airquality #ventilation #Samsung #samsung #energyefficiency #economiedenergie #inverter #clim #smarthome #domotique #iot #connectedhome #maisonconnectee #batimentintelligent #residentialhvac #climshop #pac

Samsung AR35 wifi

https://www.climshop.com/171-mural-samsung-ar35-wifi

#SmartThings #alexa #amazonalexa #alexaskills #googlehome #googleassistant #voiceassistant #voicecontrol #smarthome #homeautomation #domotique #iot #connectedhome #connecteddevices #ios #iphone #ipad #apple #appleios #appstore #android #androidapp #androiddeveloper #googleplay #playstore #mobileapp #app #apps #application #applicationmobile #bixby #samsung #clim #airconditioning #airconditioner #ac #hvac #hvacsystem

Toshiba RB-N105S-G et RB-N106S-G

https://www.climshop.com/707-module-wifi-toshiba.html

#alexa #amazonalexa #alexaskills #googlehome #googleassistant #voiceassistant #voicecontrol #smarthome #homeautomation #domotique #iot #connectedhome #connecteddevices #ios #iphone #ipad #apple #appleios #appstore #android #androidapp #androiddeveloper #googleplay #playstore #mobileapp #app #apps #application #applicationmobile

Interface Wifi Mac-5971IF-E Melcloud climatisation Mitsubishi Electric

https://www.climshop.com/536-interface-wifi-mac-5871fe-melcloud.html

#alexa #amazonalexa #alexaskills #googlehome #googleassistant #voiceassistant #voicecontrol #smarthome #homeautomation #domotique #iot #connectedhome #connecteddevices #ios #iphone #ipad #apple #appleios #appstore #android #androidapp #androiddeveloper #googleplay #playstore #mobileapp #app #apps #application #applicationmobile

🚀 The Dreame X40 Ultra, a high-tier robotic cleaning system once reserved for the luxury market, has seen a significant price correction. Now retailing for approximately $1,200—a $700 discount from its original MSRP—this model offers a mature, reliable navigation system and advanced mopping capabilities for modern homeowners looking for value in high-end automation.

#SmartHome #IoT #ConnectedHome #Automation

👉 Full Story: https://www.nexaspecs.com/2025/12/dreame-x40-ultra-price-drop-save-700-on.html

🚀 An in-depth look at the Sleep Number P6 Smart Bed, focusing on its integrated sensor technology, adaptive air firmness adjustments, and data-driven sleep insights provided via its companion app.

#SmartHome #IoT #ConnectedHome #Automation

👉 Full Story: https://www.nexaspecs.com/2025/12/sleep-number-p6-smart-bed-review-tech.html

🚀 The Aqara FP300 is a next-generation presence multi-sensor that combines millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar with traditional PIR technology. Designed for the Apple HomeKit ecosystem, it utilizes Thread and Matter to provide high-fidelity occupancy detection, ensuring automations remain active even when occupants are stationary, all while maintaining local privacy and network reliability.

#SmartHome #IoT #ConnectedHome #Automation

👉 Full Story: https://www.nexaspecs.com/2025/12/aqara-fp300-review-ultimate-mmwave.html

Weekly output: Qualcomm’s connected-home vision, BMW’s Panoramic iDrive, Zoox’s robotaxis, Delta at the Sphere, Better Offline, Red Bull Ford Powertrains

This would have been a long week with CES alone, but nine hours after my flight back from Vegas touched down at Dulles I was on my way into D.C.  for ShmooCon. How could I not? I’ve learned an enormous amount since I first covered that security conference in 2019–and this weekend’s edition was the con’s final go-round.

1/6/2025: Qualcomm’s Smart Home Vision Includes TVs That Read Your ‘Emotional State’, PCMag

I got a head start on my CES coverage with this post I filed from home after getting embargoed copies of Qualcomm’s CES announcements.

1/8/2025: BMW Unveils Smartphone-Inspired Panoramic iDrive Dashboard, PCMag

I started Tuesday by going to the German automaker’s introduction of this driver interface, which featured comedians Tim Meadows and Ken Jeong leading a schtick in which they, the BMW executives onstage and those of us in the stands had all been shrunk down to about smartphone size.

1/8/2025: Taking a Robotaxi From Amazon-Owned Zoox for a Spin on the Vegas Strip, PCMag

My second stop in Vegas, after a quick check-in at my hotel, was to this robotaxi service’s offices to get a test ride in its autonomous vehicle–where I was delighted to see that the other journalist joining me in the car would be my long-ago Yahoo colleague Dan Howley. This became my second story datelined from Vegas this week after I needed clarification on a couple of points from Zoox.

1/8/2025: Delta Tips AI-Powered Concierge, In-Flight YouTube, More at Flashy CES Event, PCMag

The Delta Air Lines keynote introduced me to the Sphere, but only after getting to that venue reintroduced me to how utterly awful Vegas traffic can be during CES–the “Tech Express” shuttle needed more than 50 minutes to crawl the 1.3 miles from the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Venetian. The production values of Delta’s event were fantastic, but the substance of the announcements didn’t live up to that standard. Two aviation journalists who have covered the airline far longer than I have, Brett Snyder and Seth Miller, came away almost entirely unimpressed.

1/9/2025: Better Offline CES 2025: Day 4 – Pt. 2, Ed Zitron

Ed, a longtime tech publicist and more recent scourge of how growth-at-all-costs tech companies are ruining the digital world, invited me to join his podcast sometime when I was at CES, and I picked the last slot available–4:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday. Skip ahead to almost the 1:11 mark to hear my conversation with Ed and fellow CES journalists Ed Ongweso, Jr. and David Roth.

1/10/2025: Red Bull and Ford are building a new F1 hybrid race car engine—first as bits, then atoms, Fast Company

I started work on this piece months ago and then kept putting it off as I had other Fast Company projects with less flexible deadlines demand my attention first, then finally wrote and filed it the day after Christmas–just in time for it to get caught up in the publication’s winter break.

#Amazon #BMW #ces #connectedHome #Delta #DL #EdZitron #F1 #FordRedBullPowertrains #Formula1 #iDrive #LasVegas #NeueKlasse #Oracle #Qualcomm #RedBullFord #robotaxi #smartHome #Sphere #Vegas #Zoox

Years later than you might have expected, given my line of work, I’ve finally hit the dubious milestone of owning a major appliance with its own Internet Protocol address and mobile app–the Bosch dishwasher we procured as part of an overdue and immensely-appreciated kitchen renovation.

I didn’t pick this 300-series SHE53C85N model because of that connected-home possibility. (I try not to use “smart” as an adjective when describing non-computer devices that can now be monitored and commanded over the Internet, because that’s giving a compliment that may not be earned.) I bought this dishwasher because Wirecutter recommended it, and I know the attention to detail practiced by the staff at my client.

But having flipped through the dishwasher’s manual and seen a note that some dishwashing cycles were only available through Bosch’s Home Connect app, I had to see if this corner of the connected-home future would live up to the glitzy presentations I see at trade shows like CES and IFA.

After installing the Home Connect on my Android phone, the app greeted me with a picture of a woman (note to Bosch: guys do dishes too) surrounded by appliance icons and this headline: “Infinite possibilities. Take full control of your home appliances.” But before I could take control of anything, the app first had me create a “SingleKey ID” account (skimming the privacy policy revealed that Bosch could use IP-derived location data to adjust appliances to match local water hardness), secured by default only with a password (the SingleKey site let me add two-factor authentication but only via text messaging, an underdone security UX that needs to go back in the oven).

Pairing the dishwasher with my phone took three tries, either because I didn’t wait long enough after turning the dishwasher on to press the “Remote start”/WiFi button or because I didn’t press the WiFi button long enough, or because the setup was just finicky. But then it worked, rewarding me with a “Congratulations!” screen.

My WiFi router’s app promptly notified me of the new device’s appearance on our home network, then disappointed me by not including a dishwasher icon among its lengthy list of connected-home devices that I could apply to the new device’s listing in that Synology app.

The Home Connect app’s onboarding sequence then had me select a default rinse-aid setting, decline or accept an Extra Dry default, set the volume for the dishwasher’s beeps, name the dishwasher (because it was late, I opted for “Dishwasher”), and choose what sort of remote control I’d allow.

The default for that last item was “Manual remote start,” where you have to press the dishwasher’s Remote start button before it will take commands from the app; I opted for “Monitoring,” then was confused to see no option in the app to select any of these app-only wash cycles.

Switching back to “Manual remote start” revealed that I can set custom cycles by selecting what I’m going to put in the dishwasher, how dirty those items are, and what my priorities are between cleanliness, efficiency, dryness, sanitization, silence and speed, then save that as a customized cycle. The last page of that setup interface reports the cycle’s estimated water temperature, time, and energy and water inputs, which for the app-only Eco cycle would be 113° F, an hour and 20 minutes, four gallons of water and .65 kilowatt hours.

I can’t lie: Getting that level of usage detail does appeal to my nerdy side. I can also see myself setting a custom cycle optimized for quiet when we have guests over, then adding another the next time I need to sanitize several dozen empty beer bottles for a future batch of homebrewed beer. So although this makes me feel a little dirty in a way that no connected dishwasher can make clean, I suppose I’ll keep this app around for a bit longer.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/03/16/hype-cycle-meets-rinse-cycle-does-my-dishwasher-really-need-a-mobile-app/

#Bosch #BoschSHE53C85N #connectedHome #dishWashCycle #dishwasher #HomeConnect #SingleKeyID #smartHome #Wirecutter

For those following the #VirtualPowerPlant topic, some recent news from #Onsemble.

“Once electrified, these #ConnectedHome #appliances hold huge potential to facilitate a more reliable and efficient #ElectricGrid – this is critical during a time when the #ClimateCrisis is already pushing it to its limits,” - Julia Y.

https://www.onsemble.com/launch

What a crazy world we live in when the coffee machine is doing a firmware update over the wifi.

#miele #gadgets #connectedhome

I'm skating on the edge of my #smarthome #connectedhome knowledge here - can some nice person help? I'm trying to flash an nRF52840 dongle to make it ready for #homeassistant - it's theoretically able to support #BLE, #Zigbee, #ZWave and (eventually) #Matter. I don't have the coding skills and while I imagine someone has written what I need to flash it and pop it into my #raspberrypi, I don't know what I'm looking for. Does anyone know where I can find files I can flash it with using Nordic's desktop software? Thank you, nice people.

Willo launches its tooth-brushing robot for kids - Are you 100% sure that your children are brushing their teeth properly? A New York... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0NKPypUwpxE/ #francenewsletter #connecteddevice #connectedhome #healthcare #startups #gadgets #willo #tc

At CES, companies slowly start to realize that privacy matters - Every year, Consumer Electronics Show attendees receive a branded backpack, but this year’s edition ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZQ8_qh5xbqM/ #securitycamera #connectedhome #facebook #security #gadgets #privacy #ces2020 #camera #apple #nest #ring #ces #iot