Newsletter: Ring ‘Upgrades’ The Indoor Cam, HomeAssistant Competes With Alexa & More

The Ring Indoor Cam 2nd Gen

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 2nd May 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! Welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter. There’s a few smart home updates to discuss today, including HomeAssistant’s recent voice upgrades – and the fact that Ring subtly upgraded their Indoor Cam. News: Announcing The Ring Indoor Cam 2 (Sort Of) Ring … Read more

Newsletter: Hue Delays Matter Support (But SwitchBot & Nanoleaf Roll It Out) & More

A snippet from the end of March 2023 newsletter

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 31st March 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! Welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter. There’s a bunch of smart home news to dive into this week, covering everything from Matter project updates to Eufy being in trouble (again) – and Ring releasing a new product with a confusing name … Read more

Newsletter: Ring Changes Things For The Worse (AGAIN!) & Ring’s CEO Quits

Jamie Siminoff the CEO of Ring

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 8th March 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! Welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter. Today’s newsletter is a little shorter than previous ones, because not much has happened in the past few weeks… apart from Ring screwing over their customers. Again. News: “An Update to Ring In-App Features” … Read more

Newsletter: Amazon Plans To “Monetize” Alexa (Uh Oh!)

The London Times interview with Amazons David Limp saying they plan to monetize Alexa

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 8th February 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! Welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter. There’s a lot to unpack in today’s newsletter, including various Matter updates, a few sales, and David Limp (Amazon Senior VP of Devices) saying that they have an internal “plan” to “monetize” Alexa. Amazon … Read more

Newsletter (24th Jan 2023): “Hey Disney!”, BIG Hue Price Rises Incoming & More Smart Home Updates

The Disney logo on a shop window

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 24th January 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! I hope that you’re all settling back into your new year routines, and welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter. CES 2023 saw a bunch of smart home updates, which we sum up here, along with other news about Apple’s new … Read more

Newsletter (6th Jan 23): Ring (Finally) Release The Car Cam In CES 2023, & More

The Ring Car Cam for 199 dollars

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 6th January 2023) Hi I’m Tristan! I hope you all had a great New Year, and welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter, covering the latest smart home news and updates over the past few weeks. It is CES 2023 week, which is where we usually see a bunch … Read more

Newsletter (14th Dec 22): Eufy Caught “Lying” (Apparently?), & Other Smart Home Updates

A Tweet from Paul accusing Eufy of transmitting local data to their cloud servers

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 14th December 2022) Hi I’m Tristan, and welcome to today’s Smart Home Point newsletter, covering the latest smart home news and updates over the past few weeks. Security researcher Paul Moore caused a splash in smart home circles, by revealing that Eufy’s cameras and doorbells transmit data … Read more

Newsletter (21st Nov 22): Amazon Broke Music… But At Least Smart Home Deals Have Landed!

Video thumbnail showing me doing air quotes with the text Amazon Upgraded Prime Music

(This newsletter was originally sent to subscribers on 21st November 2022) Amazon just destroyed music… but at least Black Friday is almost here! Today’s newsletter looks at the latest smart home news, our recent videos & blog posts, and more. At the start of the month, Amazon announced that they had “upgraded” Prime Music – … Read more

Newsletter (7th Oct 22): Q4 Is Here & Smart Home Updates Are Ramping Up

The Ring Spotlight Cam powered by a solar panel

(This newsletter was originally sent on 7th October 2022) Hi everyone, Tristan here. I mentioned in the last newsletter that there hadn’t been many recent smart home updates. That was because of the September lull: everyone was finishing up vacations and heading back to work and school-run routines. But now the smart home industry is … Read more

Newsletter (16th Sept 22): Ring & Philips Hue Updates (& More)

The new slim downlights from Philips Hue

(This newsletter was originally sent on 16th September 2022) The latest smart home updates from Smart Home Point Somehow we’re already in September (where’s the time going?!). In some ways September can be a slow month for the smart home industry. After all, June and July are always quite busy because of Prime Day, resulting … Read more