It appears that the long wait for the new Iris hub might just be over; a new Iris hub has at last appeared at lowes.com. The listing on Lowe’s site is absent many details outside of what the hub does. The hub listing describes a Model #1, SKU 488795 with an initial price of $49.99. The photo clearly shows the old 1st generation hub… Read More »
When you think of myLowes the first thing that comes to mind is that little key tag that cashiers ask to scan each time you make a purchase. However, at one point in time it was envisioned to be more than a shoppers rewards card, it was Iris! We have discovered some early regulatory filings made on behalf of Lowe’s by… Read More »
Every now and then we peel back the covers on the Lowe’s Iris ecosystem to see what hidden treasures hide within. While we often focus on on the mobile app, today we took a deep dive into the underlying code behind the Iris website and did not come up empty-handed. During our code-splunking we turned up a hidden widget called… Read More »
Every now and then we take a look under the hood of Iris and see what little gems of information may be hiding underneath. A favorite spot to look for clues is the section where device icons can be found. We took a look there today and weren’t disappointed when we found an icon for a device labeled “homenergymonitor”.… Read More »
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As reported by Livingwithiris, a new Iris Smart Meter Link USB dongle has silently appeared on the Lowes website under the Home Automation & Security products category. With little information on the Lowes site, any idea of what this device actually does is pure speculation, but it’s clear it has something to do with a smart electric meter.… Read More »
While the latest hub firmware release turned out to be pretty much a dud with no important bug fixes or notable enhancements, I did manage to turn up something of interest while taking an in-depth dive into the Iris environment. What was found confirmed my previous suspicion raised after uncovering the official Iris API documentation; the Iris level 1… Read More »