Home Automation Q&A – July 2016

July’s Q&A for the smarter home is a bit late, but covers Google Home and OnHub, Philips Hue GU10 LED lighting and what’s the best lighting control hub for HomeKit and Siri.Dan K.(Starts at 1:26)Is there any indication yet as to how Home will interact with OnHub? OnHub was supposed to be all about (future) connected home ality. I can't tell yet whether Google Home is intended to supplement OnHub, or completely replace OnHub's planned smart controller ality.Andrew W.(Starts at 9:08)hi Joe my question is about hue gu10 lamps i have dimmer switch connected to the light with some old gu10 lamps that do not dim.my question is can i replace the old lamps with hue gu10 so its long question.And my heart goes out to every one at this tim kind Regards AndyJohnny G.(Starts at 13:06)I just switched from android to Apple and I have the SmartThings hub but it's not compatible with Siri, I have the ecobee3 thermostat with I love and I like the integration with Siri, now I want to control some lights and switches inside the house and outside of it and I'm looking into the lutron or Insteon hubs and I really don't know which to buy, if you can guide me will be awesome.(Philips Hue wasn’t mentioned as a possibility for Johnny because it doesn’t offer in-wall dimmers, but he could use some of the Philips Hue bulbs where in-wall dimmers aren’t needed.)Products mentioned in the show – use our links and help support us!Philips Hue System – http://amzn.to/2crFDtFPhilips Hue GU10 – http://amzn.to/2cS9IomPhilips Hue Bridge – http://amzn.to/2cnkLCHGoogle OnBub – http://amzn.to/2cS9uh6Google Home – http://home.google.comecobee3 – http://amzn.to/2cnjUlLYonomi – https://youtu.be/cSgmMsRmto8Lutron Caseta – http://amzn.to/2crnNnc (in-wall) http://amzn.to/2crntVv (plug-in)https://youtu.be/RDaUnraTtEs (review)Insteon Hub Pro (HomeKit) – http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=OdcsIrSOUjk&subid=&offerid=290539.1&type=10&tmpid=6680&RD_PARM1=insteon-2243-222-hub-pro.html———————-Help out our production budget and improve the shows! $1 or $2 per month goes a long way…join our growing group of supporters at Patreon and get cool perks! Click over to http://patreon.com/smarterhomelife and we'll love you forever!———————-Shop our Amazon Store! http://smarterhomelife.com/storeSubscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=lightinganswersWebsite http://smarterhomelife.comYouTube http://youtube.com/smarterhomelifeFacebook http://facebook.com/smarterhomelifeTwitter http://twitter.com/smarterhomelifeGoogle+ http://plus.google.com/+smarterhomelifeContact questions@smarterhomelife.comSupport Us! http://patreon.com/smarterhomelifeOur video gear: http://kit.com/Nidocamen/video-gear-i-useProduced and Hosted by Joe Dugandzic