The Smart Home Show

We've got all your smart home news covered for the week ending August 30th, 2014! Mike's guest is Richard Gunther, host of the Home: On podcast from the Digital Media Zone. Visit http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ for full show notes with links. The topics we discuss on today's show are: - August finally ships it's Wi-Fi smart lock -Simplicam takes on Dropcam - what features really matter with a netcam? -Zuli gets funding for smart plugs - Bluetooth mesh and beacon enabled smart plugs -IFTTT gets a boatload of money too - are they the middleware for IoT? -Apple iWatch with HomeKit & Healthkit - what to expect -GE Link Bulb - on sales at Home Depot You can listen to Richard's show at http://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/podcasts/home-on/ You can subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

This week's guest is Al Baker, CEO of Reemo, a company building technology to allow wearables and smart home gear to help elderly people live more comfortable lives. We tackle a few smart home news items: -Logitech's new Z-Wave and Zigbee Adapter -Savant's DIY smart home play -Apple's AI imaging tech and how it could be used in the smarthome -Comcast's smart home offering -K4Connect's funding Get more Smart Home Shows at www.thesmarthomeshow.com via Knit

Guest: Paul Williams, VP of Security & Communications Products, Control4 Control4 helped change the face of home automation over the past decade, helping to bring a modern software-centric approach to the custom installer channel. Mike catches up with Paul to talk about Control4's business, how it's evolved, and where it's going. You can find out more about Control4 at www.control4.com You can listen to all the Smart Home Show episodes at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit

The first episode of The Smart Home Show! Our guest is Phil Dumas. We talk a little about the show, what to expect and then we talk smart locks with Unikey's Phil Dumas. You can find out more about Unikey at: http://www.unikey.com/ Find The Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ Questions/comments/guest suggestions? Email at [email protected] or leave voicemail at (515) 758-5566 via Knit

Guest: Atif Noori of Emberlight Emberlight created a smart lighting adapter that turns any light socket into a smart light socket. I thought the use of an adapter was a smart idea, so I thought I'd catch up with Atif to to get the story behind Emberlight. You can find out more about Emberlight at www.emberlight.co You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ via Knit