Good morning everybody; hope all is well. Grabbed three smart home stories this week that I thought might be of interest, enjoy and touch base again next Sunday. Google Guests 🧑🤝🧑 Privacy is big nowadays, particularly when it comes to smart speakers in our homes. If you own a Google Home smart speaker and not […]
Author: Gerard
ICT professional, author, serial Internet entrepreneur, investor, and of course, a smart home enthusiast!
🐌 🔌Smart Snails, GE, HomeKit, and Air Gestures
Happy Sunday everybody, hope all is well wherever you are in the world this nice morning. All quiet here at the O’Driscoll smart home. As always I’ve gathered some snippets of what’s going on in the smart home space this past week, so enjoy! New Google Nest Hub on the Way According to Internet sources, […]
🐅Tigers, AI, and Bye Google Home Max
Another wild week around the world! And Covid seems to continue its onward march in people’s lives everywhere. For a little bit of light reading, check out some smart home stories I ran across during the past seven days: Apple Siri Tiger Sounds 🐅 Yes, you read correctly, Apple has added a new fun trick […]
Smart Homes Coaching Call Services Announced
Smart Homes School announces the availability of coaching calls that provide people with a unique opportunity to avail of Gerard’s new 1-on-1 coaching services. Sometimes, you just need a professional to offer perspective at a fork in the road or when the cloud of confusion is too thick to see beyond. Ready to start your […]
Hue, Smart Bulbs, and Epic Video Blog Post 💡📹
Hey, Good Morning and how’s it going? Firstly, Happy New Year! The smart home news stories were scant last week for obvious reasons 🙂 but did manage to identify a few nuggets for this week’s newsletter. First up is Philips Hue smart lighting products: Hue Dimmers 💡 2021 will herald a new era of the […]
Smart Home Video Courses Museum Series
The smart home is with us for well over 20 years; and during that period monumental, industry-changing innovation has occurred within the smart home industry. Back in 1999, I wrote a book on the subject of home networking and worked with some really talented people to create a range of multimedia training courses on the […]
Smart Home Windows, Apples and Hubs
Hey, Morning! and welcome to my weekly digest of Smart Home news. Hope Christmas went well! Lots of Santa, turkey, and ham here at the O’Driscoll home, got a Fitbit sense from my wife Olive, and really loving it! Not only does it do lots of cool health stuff, but it includes Google Assistant and […]
Lidl Smart Homes and Much More
Hey, Morning! winding down here for Christmas at the O’Driscoll household. Here are some cool smart home news that came into my inbox this week! Spuds and Smart Devices…🥔 To be honest, this came a little, or should I say Lidl off guard! The Germany based grocery giant has entered the smart home marketplace. Yep, […]
Smart Home Buttons and Fridges🧊
Hey, Morning, just finishing my coffee and hope to take it easy for the day. Here are a few stories I thought you might enjoy reading! HomeKit Buttons 🔘 In addition to interfacing with your smart home via an app or smart speaker, many people like to use tactile buttons to control smart devices. Smart home […]
China, Thread and Smart Locks 🏠
Hey, Happy Sunday, so all good here in Ireland; it’s my birthday today, so another year older 🙂 Anyway, here are a few stories I curated this week from around the Web. Enjoy! Smart Home Threads Germany-based Eve Systems a strong player in the Apple HomeKit devices space announced support for Thread. What in God’s […]