Samsung SmartTag: What is it? Samsung’s SmartTag is a small, battery-powered device that you can attach to things like a wallet, backpack or even your pet. Each SmartTag is powered by the very common and affordable CR2032 battery and is … Continue reading →

Node (or more formally Node. js) is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment that allows developers to create all kinds of server-side tools and applications in JavaScript. The runtime is intended for use outside of a browser context (i.e. running directly … Continue reading →

In a nutshell, MQTT uses your existing Internet home network to send messages to your IoT devices and respond to those messages. Brief History. MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a publish/subscribe messaging protocol that works on top of the … Continue reading →

A Kafka broker allows consumers to fetch messages by topic, partition and offset. Kafka brokers can create a Kafka cluster by sharing information between each other directly or indirectly using Zookeeper. A Kafka cluster has exactly one broker that acts … Continue reading →

Golang is a statically typed garbage-collected programming language enabling high performance, while NodeJS is a cross-platform runtime environment (not a language or a framework). So to say, while Go functions by itself, NodeJS actually helps JavaScript to function as a … Continue reading →

The Node object represents a single node in the document tree. A node can be an element node, an attribute node, a text node, or any other of the node types explained in the Node Types chapter.For example, Text nodes … Continue reading →

The Benefits of the Google Nest Smart Thermostat Ease of Use. The Nest Learning Thermostat will analyze your patterns of use, then automatically adjust your home settings based on these patterns. Remote Access. Know When You’re at Peak Efficiency. Monitor … Continue reading →

How to detect presence in Home Assistant? Adding presence detection By leveraging what your router already knows, you can easily detect if people are at home. It’s also possible to run an app on your phone to provide detailed location … Continue reading →

In addition to internet connectivity, a smart speaker may provide Bluetooth support. This allows you to stream music from compatible smartphones and tablets (without depending on your Wi-Fi network). Bluetooth support on smart speakers is optional, but it’s included with … Continue reading →

The principle of echo is utilized in ultrasonography to image the internal organs of human beings and animals.Thus when the reach the detector an image can be generated depending upon the different intensity profile of the wave. Now if some … Continue reading →

The property of reflection of sound waves leads to the formation of Echo. What is an echo sound waves? An echo is a single reflection of a soundwave off a distance surface. Reverberation is the reflection of sound waves created … Continue reading →

In principle, because Bluetooth uses lossy compression, it will have less information than it is possible to transmit over a cable. The lossy compression in Bluetooth 1 is pretty bad. Why does wired sound better than Bluetooth? Wired headphones receive … Continue reading →

Use the Alexa App to delete your Alexa messages. Open the Alexa app . Open Communicate . Swipe left on the conversation you want to delete and select Remove. How do I stop my Alexa blinking yellow? How to disable … Continue reading →

The Home Mini is a voice-controlled speaker that can be used to play music, control smart home gadgets, answer trivia questions, add things to a shopping list, create calendar appointments, or play video on a Chromecast-enabled screen. What does a … Continue reading →

In their bid to end this scare, many people have plugged off their Alexa-enabled speakers. There are cases when Alexa laughed loudly in the middle of the night, waking (and scaring) people from their sleep. Does Alexa laugh in the … Continue reading →