This week Kevin and I kick off the show with a discussion of who should be tracking you during the pandemic and what rules companies and governments should use in order to protect user privacy. We also dig into the importance of APIs after Apple … [Read More...]
Tested: Home Assistant integrations, remote access and voice commands
Now that I’ve set up and configured a Raspberry Pi to run the open-source Home Assistant software, I decided to take a closer look at the device integrations and remote access of the system. Since this is a DIY solution, you don’t just get remote … [Read More...]
What’s the difference between the current and new Nest Aware plans?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we got a question from Ken about the new Nest Aware subscription plans. Google announced these updates back in October but they're not yet available. However, they should be, in "early 2020", and Ken is right: … [Read More...]
More IoT News
This is where IoT-focused VCs are placing their COVID-19 bets
The venture and startup world is facing a two-tiered threat. First, there is the novel coronavirus and the attendant shutdowns and difficulties of suddenly becoming a remote operation overnight. Then … [Read More...]
We don’t have to choose between the pandemic and privacy
Given the rapid spread of COVID-19, governments around the world are trying out an array of new tracking technologies in an effort to identify where a sick person might have been and who they may have … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for March 27, 2020
Building a digital watermark to track industrial IoT hacks: Researchers have come up with code that helps companies create a digital watermark for sensitive data that can be applied across a wide … [Read More...]
Podcast: Set up a secure IoT network and Wyze has new gear
With the spread of COVID-19 and people staying home, robots are gaining ground in jobs, so Kevin and I discuss what jobs are at risk and what happened with automation during the last three recessions. … [Read More...]
How smart devices can create a national “health map” for tackling epidemics
As we continue another week of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s interesting to see how countries are using smart devices and services to enforce lockdowns. The solutions range from tracking … [Read More...]