Rise of the Machines: When Dumb Appliances Become Smart

SHS #11: Smart Home Therapy Session #1: This is the first installment in a semi-regular series called Smart Home Therapy. In smart home therapy, Mike talks to a guest about his smart home needs, what he wants to achieve, and hopefully over time figure out some solutions. The first patient is Aaron Cohen. Aaron gets credit for the idea for the show, as he wanted to talk about what he should do to get his home "smart" when he moves into it in the coming months. We'll have another episode (any maybe even more than one) with Aaron, but in this episode we talk about what he wants and decide on at least one vendor. For more Smart Home Show episodes, go to http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

75 min listen

SHS#22 - Zach Supalla Of Spark.io: Guest: Zach Supalla of Spark.io This week Spark.io had a few pieces of big news. First they announced a new $4.9 million funding round, and at the same time they announced the new Spark OS, their attempt to create an open source operating system for the Internet of Things. Mike catches up with Zach to talk about Spark.io, what exactly Spark OS is and how it differs from what is out there and more. You can find out about Spark.io at www.spark.io You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Show athttp://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

24 min listen

Smart Home Show #31: Arrayent's Shane Dyer: Guest: Arrayent CEO Shane Dyer While most people in the smart home space are familiar with the consumer-facing platforms, often times there is a company behind the company helping to power the smart home technology. Arrayent is one of those companies, helping companies like Maytag create smart home enabled products. Mike visits with Arrayent CEO Shane Dyer, who helped found the company in 2005. We talk about Arrayent's technology, how to build scalable smart home services and what Shane sees for the future of the smart home business. You can learn more about Arrayent at www.arrayent.com Listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

21 min listen

SHS#26: A Talk With Lowe's Smart Home GM Kevin Meagher: Guest: Kevin Meagher, GM and VP of Smart Home at Lowe's This week I caught up with Kevin Meagher, who heads up the smart home effort at Lowe's. Lowe's was the first national home improvement retailer to make a big move into the smart home and consumer IoT, and so I wanted to hear what Meagher and the Lowe's team had learned over the past few years. We talk about how to sell smart home at retail, the overall market and the Lowe's looks to make the confusing mess of standards around the smart home make sense for the consumer. You can find out more about Lowe's Iris at: http://www.lowes.com/cd_Iris_239939199_ You can listen to the Smart Home Show and subscribe at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

31 min listen

SHS #27: A conversation with Wink's Chaz Flexman: Guest: Chaz Flexman, GM of Wink Wink came out nowhere this summer, and surprised a lot of people as the new spinout from Quirky announced its new hub and nationwide distribution partnership with Home Depot. I caught up with Chaz Flexman, the guy running the show over at Wink, to hear how the rollout is going, what the company's thinking was behind creating a dedicated smart home company and where he sees things going. You can find out more about Wink at http://www.winkapp.com/ You can listen to and subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

27 min listen

Smart Home Show Special: First Thoughts on Apple HomeKit: Mike has some initial thoughts on what Apple's HomeKit means for the smart home world. For more episodes of the Smart Home Show, go to: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

8 min listen

SHS #14: Smart Home Therapy Session #2: This is the second session of Smart Home Show's smart home therapy. Back on the couch is Aaron Cohen, and this time Mike has brought reinforcements in the person of Seth Johnson, who in addition to being a really nice guy, hosts his own podcast at www.hometech.fm Seth and Mike listen to Aaron and try to solve his smart home issues, this time focusing specifically on audio and video. We talk Sonos, Control4, the home system integrator process, multiple screens/multi-room TV, etc etc. It's a great show, so take a listen! Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smartwatchfm/id689329574 Subscribe using RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundcloud/scvz Subscribe in Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nextmarket/the-smart-home-show?refid=stpr Thanks for listening! Email comments and questions to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

61 min listen

Announcing The Smart Home Show With Michael Wolf: An announcement! If you're interested in smart home, you're going to love this show. This is just Mike talking a little about what's to come (and what happened to Smartwatch.FM). Check out The Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ And here's the first episode: https://soundcloud.com/smarthomeshow/smart-home-show-1-phil-dumas http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

4 min listen

Smart Home Show #6: INSTEON's Joe Dada: Guest: INSTEON founder Joe Dada In this episode, Mike talks to INSTEON founder and CEO Joe Dada about the story behind the SmartLabs, SmartHome.com and INSTEON. Dada discusses the transition from selling X10 in the 90s to creating their own technology, the evolution of the company, INSTEON's place in the broader home automation space and how he sees the market evolving in coming years. You can find out more about INSTEON, SmartHome.com and SmartLabs at http://www.smartlabsinc.com/ Find a transcription of this episode and more The Smart Home Show episodes at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

31 min listen

#18: Talking to Autonomic's Michael de Nigris: Guest: Michael de Nigris, CEO of Autonomic Controls. Autonomic makes media servers and connected music systems for the custom installer channel. We talk to Michael about the space, the evolution of Autonomic from a company that developed Windows Media Center software to a full-fledged media server and connected hardware company. You can find out about Autonomic at: http://www.autonomic-controls.com/ You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Show goodness at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

28 min listen

SHS #12: Ayla Networks CEO Dave Friedman: Guest: Dave Friedman, CEO of Ayla Networks Ayla Networks is a company that helps companies and service providers build large Internet of Things products with its IoT cloud platform. The company recently raised $14.5 million, so Dave and I talk about what they plan to do with that money, where they fit in the smart home and IoT space, and much more. You can find out more about Ayla at: http://www.aylanetworks.com/ Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

19 min listen

Smart Home Week in Review For 9/12/14: Apple Watch Breakdown & Let's Meet a Listener: It's an abbreviated smart home week in review for September 12, 2014 as Mike prepares to leave for CEDIA. The week was all about Apple, and given that Mike's been waiting and writing about Apple's entree into the smartwatch space for well over a year, he gives his first take on Apple's first wearable. He also welcomes a listener to the show in the first in a periodic segment called Let's Meet a Listener. Sean Cotton is from the Atlanta area and has been dabbling in smart home for a while. We hear about his current set up and what's next on his shopping list, his biggest issues with smart home and more. You can find Sean on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Cottonsean You can listen to and subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

27 min listen

Smart Home Show #1: Unikey's Phil Dumas: 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 thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com or leave voicemail at (515) 758-5566 http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

25 min listen

SHS #15: INSTEON talks about Microsoft deal: Today INSTEON and Microsoft announced a strategic relationship where Microsoft will carry INSTEON products in the Microsoft stores and online and have co-developed a Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app for INSTEON smart home systems.. I caught up with Isaac Sanz and Carlos Anchia from INSTEON, who pre-briefed me about the news. Here is that conversation. You can find out more here: http://www.insteon.com/ You can find more Smart Home Shows at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

10 min listen

SHS#16: Zonoff's Mike Harris: Guest: Zonoff CEO Mike Harris. Mike Harris has been around the the connected home since the 90s, from his time at Ravisent, to Digital 5 to DiVX to his newest company Zonoff, which has built a smart home platform that powers other products like the Staples Connect. You can find out more about Mike and Zonoff at www.zonoff.com Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

36 min listen

SHS #10: Liat Ben-Zur of the AllSeen Alliance: Guest: Liat Ben-Zur Liat Ben-Zur is the Chairman, Board of Directors, for the AllSeen Alliance. The AllSeen Alliance is a consortium that is developing an open source software framework for the Internet of Things. We talk to Liat about how AllSeen differs from other organizations building standards and specifications, what it means for a device which utilizes the AllSeen framework, how far along the consortium and its members are in getting its work into the market and much more. You can find out more about Liat and The AllSeen Alliance at: https://allseenalliance.org/ You can listen to and subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

24 min listen

Smart Home Week In Review #1: pēq, Wink, Thread, Savant, Apple TV: The first Smart Home Week in Review edition of the Smart Home Show for the week ending August 24th, 2014! Mike breaks it down with his all-time favorite home automation journalist Julie Jacobson of CEPro.com, and Electronic House technology editor Grant Clauser! Go to http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ for full show notes with links to stories as well as subscribe options. Check out www.cepro.com and www.electronichouse.com as well! Topics: -The new pēq smart home hub, how it compares, what Best Buy will do with it -Wink got put on probation by Amazon - big deal or not? -What's the word on the street around Thread? -Let's speculate about Apple TV becoming a smart home hub, shall we? -Is Savant going to IPO? Lots of other great stuff. Listen! Email us at thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com if you like this new weekly catch up on all things smart home. http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

44 min listen

Smart Home Shark Tank (Aka Convince the Analyst) #1: Mason Lawlor & SmartKit: It's the first (of maybe more) Smart Home Shark Tank segments in which Mike takes a pitch, gives feedback and maybe even convinces someone to make changes. This episode basically happened because I got an email one day from a prospective smart home entrepreneur pitching his idea for a new smart home security system. I told him he needed to make some changes, it became a respectful email back and forth, and I invited Mason Lawlor on the show to talk it through and see if he could "convince the analyst." It was fun and I might do more. If you have a startup idea or an idea for a smart home product you want feedback on, email me at thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com and let me know. Pay it forward with an iTunes review of the Smart Home Show, and subscribe if you haven't already: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-home-show/id689329574?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 http://knit.audio/podcast-adve by The Smart Home Show

44 min listen

Smart Home Weekly Update: Blossom, Vera, HomeKit, Zigbee 3.0 & More w/Seth Johnson: It's the smart home weekly update (kinda) for November 23, 2014. I cheated a bit as I was a guest on the HomeTech.FM podcast (www.hometech.fm) with Seth Johnson and I asked Seth if I could use the episode as my weekly update and he said sure! It made sense since we talked about much of what I wanted to talk about anyway. We talk about: -HomeKit at CES -Blossom, the new smart water controller -Vera's new Vera Edge controller -Zigbee 3.0 and more! Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow And get my written thoughts on many of these same topics at www.smarthomeweekly.net http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

39 min listen

SHS #25: No more dumb sprinklers! Talking smart irrigation with Rachio's Chris Klein: Guest: Rach.io's Chris Klein Is your sprinkler system dumb? Maybe it's time to make it smart. Rachio builds a Wi-Fi connected sprinkler/irrigation controller and we talk to Chris Klein about the product, what this means and get a little of the story behind this Colorado based startup. You can find out more about Rachio at www.rach.io Subscribe to more Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

19 min listen

Smart Home Show #17: Control4's Paul Williams: 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/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

30 min listen

SHS #23: Talking About Thread With Chris Boross: Guest: Chris Boross, President of the Thread Group Last week, Nest, Samsung and five other companies announced Thread, a new wireless networking protocol aimed at the Internet of Things and the smart home. I talked to Chris about how Thread differs from what is out there, some of the technology decisions they made and what we can expect over the next 12 months with Thread. You can find out more about Thread at http://threadgroup.org/Home.aspx You can find more Smart Home Show episodes and where to subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

22 min listen

Smart Home Show #5: Andrew Brooks of SmartThings: Guest: Andrew Brooks of SmartThings In this episode, Mike talks to Andrew Brooks of SmartThings. We talk about the SmartThings smart home platform, the developer community for SmartThings, what's new with SmartThings, how the smart home landscape is changing and more. You can find SmartThings at www.smartthings.com Subscribe to The Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ Send questions or comments to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com Or just send them to Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

29 min listen

Smart Home Week in Review: The CEDIA Downstroke, IControl Lawyer's Up, Logitech Gets Smart: It's This Week in Smart Home (TWISH) or Smart Home Week in Review (SHWIR), or whatever you want to call it. It's essentially the audio version of Mike's written recap of the important smart home news for the week ending September 20, 2014. I talk about: -The big trend at CEDIA of high-end home automation players going downmarket -IControl's legal action against Zonoff and SecureNet and the potentially far reaching implications for the managed smart home services market -Logitech's entry into the smart home with its smart home hub and universal remotes. You can get much more detailed written analysis that corresponds with this podcast episode at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/shreview5 Thanks for listening! http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

15 min listen

Smart Home Show: The Open Interconnect Consortium: This Smart Home Show features Dave McCall of the Open Interconnect Consortium, a group of companies developing a framework and a standard for better device interconnectivity. You can find out more about OIC at: http://openinterconnect.org/ You can find more Smart Home Shows at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ Find Mike on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

29 min listen

Smart Home Show: Talking Retrofit Smart Home With Roost's Roel Peeters: A podcast 2-fer: A weekly update and an interview with Roost's Roel Peeters. We combined the smart home weekly update this week with an interview with the CEO of smart battery company Roost. Today's topics include: -Verizon's new router with Z-Wave -Goji smart lock delays -Walmart enters the smart home -The retrofit smart home opportunity -Keen smart vents -SmartThings gets a Windows app In the second half of the show, we talk to Roel Peeters, the CEO of smart battery company Roost. You can find out more about Roost at http://smartroost.net/ You can find the smart home show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ You can read the smart home weekly update at www.smarthomeweekly.net If you want to try and win an August smartlock, just review the Smart Home show in iTunes, Stitcher or another podcast service and send a screenshot to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising by The Smart Home Show

27 min listen

Smart Home Show: Wally Home's Jeremy Jaech: Guest: Jeremy Jaech, CEO of SNUPI, creator or Wally Home. In this episode, Mike catches up with Jeremy Jaech, longtime Seattle entrepreneur and the CEO of SNUPI. SNUPI has a product called Wally Home, an in home moisture sensor which uses a patented technology that allows ultra low cost communication using in home powerline and enables a battery to last up to 10 years. You can find out more about Wally Home at: http://www.wallyhome.com/ Please subscribe to the Smart Home Show at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

24 min listen

SHS #24: Talking Z-Wave and Smart Home with Mark Walters: Guest: Mark Walters, Chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance A whole lots been going on in the smart home world lately, including a whole bunch of new tech standards and protocols. One that's been around for a while, Z-Wave, is in millions of homes today and is the key networking tech for many smart home systems. We catch up with Mark to talk about the state of Z-Wave, talk about some of the new standards and where he sees Z-Wave going in the future. You can find out more about Z-Wave at http://www.z-wavealliance.org/ You can subscribe to more Smart Home Shows at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

41 min listen

Smart Home Weekly: Amazon Echo, iDevices $10 Mil, Target Smart Home, Quirky Goes Nuts: This is the Smart Home Weekly news wrap up for the week ending November 15, 2014. In this episode, I talk about: -Amazon's Echo (and whether its a smart home controller) -iDevices, $10 Million HomeKit bet -Target's entry into smart home -The Scout home security appliance has started shipping -Quirky's huge smart home announcement this week If you want to see my written analysis of all this news, go to www.smarthomeweekly.net I also announce the winner of the August smart lock giveaway in this episode. If you want to enter for future giveaways, just give a review of the Smart Home Show in iTunes, Stitcher or other podcast app and email it to thesmarthomeshow@gmail.com Subscribe to the Smart Home Show at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ You can see the full write up (more than just show notes, folks) for this and Smart Home Weekly podcasts at: www.smarthomeweekly.net Remember t by The Smart Home Show

26 min listen

Smart Home Show: iDevices $10 Million HomeKit Bet With Chris Allen: This week, iDevices surprised most everyone when they announced they'd invested $10 million in HomeKit-centric smart home development. This involved not only their own product - which they will unveil at CES 2015 - but a platform which others can use to build HomeKit centric smart home devices. This conversation is the first podcast interview with Chris Allen since the unveiling of their new HomeKit platform. You can find out more about iDevices at http://idevicesinc.com/ You can listen to more Smart Home Show podcasts at: http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit) by The Smart Home Show

17 min listen

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