Dave Zatz

All your digital media goodness.

All your digital media goodness.

All your digital media goodness.

The Amazon Echo Dot Clock is no more. As reported by The Verge, “once inventory of this generation Echo Dot with Clock is sold through it will not be restocked.” I can say with certainty that the primary reason my family has not yet abandoned Alexa, amidst ongoing privacy concerns and features moving behind paywalls, ... Read more

Roku Preps New Smart Home Cameras… Without Wyze?

I can say in all honestly that I’ve waited literally decades for this moment. For the first time ever, Olympics coverage in the US finally makes sense. No need to juggle a dozen channels and time zone differences whilst awaiting broadcasters holding back content for prime time. I ended up a Peacock subscriber as my ... Read more

Years ago, I was a SimpliSafe proponent. However, as the smart home landscape has evolved, the SimpliSafe security system has remained mired in the past — both in business practices and technologically, without even the most basic of ecosystem interoperability. Which led me to Ring Alarm and broad Alexa capabilities, such as my contact sensor routine ... Read more

Taking pages from both the stackable Wyze OG Cams and the Wyze Cam Pan v3, the upcoming Wyze Cam Duo features dual, independently adjustable cameras to broadly cover multiple angles and situations. While we don’t yet know if the top camera’s positioning arm is motorized, the bottom camera appears to recycle one of Wyze’s typical ... Read more

Not only will the upcoming Wyze Cam Duo feature two cameras, it’s possible Wyze’s next doorbell may too… in addition to potentially arriving first this fall. In reviewing this newly discovered Wyze Video Doorbell with fellow smart home enthusiasts Jimmy Hawkins and Adam Miarka, we collectively suspect the curious items at the bottom of the ... Read more

It’s been four long years since Arlo refreshed their floodlight camera, which is currently 50% off – perhaps on closeout. But, I come bearing good news, as the next version will provide home owners two highly practical enhancements. Assuming naming convention continuation, the Arlo Pro Wired Floodlight Camera, includes both positionable lights and a standard ... Read more