Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 22, 2019, and this is show number 750. Do you realize we’ve done three quarters of a thousand podcasts together? That’s kinda cool. mp3 download
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Reafoo WiFi Smart Bulbs – by Denise Deverelle
Hi Castaways! Has complexity or cost kept you from jumping into the smart bulb market? If so, I have a cool solution for you. The Reafoo smart bulb requires no hub, and runs on wifi, but before I talk about how much I love these bulbs, let me tell you why you might want to […]
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Steve and I are off to MacStock and then a week in Canada with the kids, and that means I really need your help to provide some listener recordings! In this week’s show we’ve got Steve Sheridan explaining how he capture the total eclipse in Chile in some amazing video segments. Then I’ll tell you […]
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Wyze Just Keeps Getting Better – Smart Bulbs
If you’ve been listening to the show for a long time, you know I’m a huge fan of the company Wyze, makers of a delightful and inexpensive security camera called Wyze Cam. Wyze branched out a while ago to add the Wzye Motion sensor and proximity sensors called Wyze Sense (think door/window open/close sensing). The […]
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CES 2019: Axis Gear Smart Shade Controller
Allison interviews Manu Menon, COO at Axis, about their new Gear smart shade controller. Gear is custom-engineered hardware that will automatically or on command lift and lower your existing window shades. Gear works with any shade with a beaded chain or cord loop. If you pull your shades with one hand, Gear will work as […]
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CES 2019: Votion Smart Home Ecosystem
Allison interviews Samuel Au, Director at Votion, about their suite of home automation devices. Samuel first describes Active, a company that helps other companies achieve MFI licensing for their products. Samual then describes Votion and their two lines of home automation devices. The first is WiFi connected, AC powered, and supports connectivity with Apple HomeKit, […]
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A Talking Light Switch? ecobee Switch+ – by Joe Dugandzic
Have you ever thought, “gee whiz, I really wish I could talk to my light switch…”? Well, you’re in luck, smart thermostat maker ecobee just released a Wi-Fi smart switch with Amazon’s Alexa onboard called the Switch Plus! Now, ecobee isn’t completely new to this “add Alexa to a wall-mounted smart home device” game. In […]
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August Smart Lock Pro + Connect
Steve and I have been moving very cautiously into having a smart home. We started with a smart smoke detector with the Nest, then a couple of Hue lightbulbs came on the scene. We added a couple of Wemo switches somewhere along the line, and eventually a couple of security cameras, as I’ve told you […]
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All the cool kids are moving to Discord for podcasting and chat, and so is the NosillaCast. We’ll hear a CES interview with August about their smart locks (spoiler, I’ve got one). TJ gives us his review of the HiFi ELITE Super66 headphones. Back to CES with the Velco Connected Handlebars for bicycles, and the […]
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CES 2018: August Smart Locks
Allison interviews Lisa Auslen from August about some of their new smart locks. Lisa demonstrates how the August Smart Lock Pro can lock and unlock your door remotely, instantly track who’s coming and going, and inform you if your door is closed and locked. This intelligent lock automatically locks your door when you leave and […]
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