Property Smart Show

And why would you want one? In this episode of the Property Smart show, we’re taking a high-level view of what Accessory Dwelling Units are and why people are more interested than ever in adding one to their property. My Home is My _____________ In the Age of COVID, our homes are our schools, gyms, offices, podcasting studios….and more. Adding an Accessory Dwelling Unit to your property is more appealing than ever. But what do you want/need from your property that an ADU can provide? How do...

What makes a property “smart” in the Time of Coronavirus? Well, it’s been a little while. As the smart home buzz of the holidays past and the gadget news died down, something else happened: COVID-19. Here in the Seattle area, we were on the front edge of all this going down. While we (and everyone else) were trying to sort out which end was up, working from home while homeschooling our kids, we *ahem* took a little break from the podcast. What’s Next While we’ve been mucking our way through...

Samsung gets Unpacked, a new Zigbee hack, Amazon is crushing the smart speaker competition, and we finally get cracking on installing our Black Friday smart home shopping bonanza in this week’s episode. In the News Samsung accidentally announces it smart speaker too early Zigbee flaw can allow a hacker to access your network from up to 300 feet away with nothing more than a laptop Amazon is CRUSHING the smart speaker competition The “all-electric home” movement is picking up steam, according...

What’s the best smart home “holiday” you’ve never heard of? That’s right! International Data Privacy Day! We dive into privacy, why Ring and other smart home cameras should be killed off (according to some), and more in this week’s episode. In the News Did you know January 28th was International Data Privacy Day? Nest will now tell you when your HVAC system is busted AND help you call someone to fix it Big commercial real estate projects are going back to wood frame construction with the...

Sonos pulls the plug on support–and then walks it back, keeping your information offline with fog computing (yes, that’s a thing), and our review of the Wyze Security Camera in this week’s episode of the Property Smart Show. In the News Some older Sonos hardware will stop receiving updates this May. Here’s what to do. Amaryllo’s Athena security cam can tell your dog from a bear, and let you know when it sees fire Savant, one of the largest complete smart home systems, acquires Noon smart...

We have IBS fever (that’s International Builders’ Show), Alexa battles Google assistant again (always), and building science takes center stage in this week’s Property Smart Show. In the News Will we learn something cool from this week’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas? Japanese developer Sekisui House announced its imminent roll-out of a game-changing, life-altering smart home health technology 7 things your Echo can do that Google Assistant can’t Smart LEDs take to the water on...

*We’re having internet troubles today due to a bunch of snow here in our little town of Poulsbo, WA. So until we can not hog all our cellular data uploading images, you get to enjoy this pic of downtown Poulsbo in the snow. * CES 2020 is a wrap! We dive into the show and lots more in this week’s episode of the Property Smart Podcast. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and review! In the News Ring is enhancing your experience with additional security measures Google Assistant will have some...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for tech geeks! Yes, CES 2020 has begun. Everyone is suing over security, oh-so fast-WiFi, and much more in this week’s Property Smart podcast. In the News The first lawsuit has come after those Ring camera hacks Kohler is cranking the smart bathroom to 11 Seattle-based smart home camera-maker Wyze security breach leaves email addresses exposed The largest 3D-printed building in the world is in Dubai Conversation Select bits of fun smart home stuff...

What’s up with all those Ring Doorbell and Camera systems getting hacked? Plus, how to get Samuel L Jackson to read your local weather, the “smartest lock ever” and more! In the News Home owners foil Ring camera/Bitcoin extortion plot the good ol’ fashioned way KeyWe bills their lock as the “smartest ever” on Kickstarter, researchers then uncover major security flaw The Samuel L. Jackson skill for your Alexa app is now live. Here’s where to get it and more on that from CNET IKEA has joined...

Welcome to the first episode of our last podcast. 🙂 This week, a bit about who we are, what we’re talking about, going crazy on Black Friday smart home deals, what gets Alexa excited, and more. In the News Google is using bat sense (aka ultrasound) to optimize based on your location Underwriters Laboratory (UL) is working on a security rating system for IoT devices Amazon Echo “hacks” to make your holidays a little more merry and bright Alexa is getting all excited. And disappointed....