This week's podcast is full of gift suggestions from our annual gift guide, many of which are aimed at those people on your list who have a green thumb. We then discuss my disappointment with Wemo after almost a decade of using its devices, and Kevin … [Read More...]
Is it time to pull the plug on old Z-Wave light switches?
On our most recent episode of the IoT Podcast, Gareth called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his older Z-Wave switches. He’s using a Vera hub with about 30 devices and some of his switches are failing. Gareth also uses Google Home … [Read More...]
Telia’s smart home strategy focuses on families, not gadgets
I spent this morning on a call with Telia discussing its Smart Family app. I reached out to the Nordic telco because I liked some of the comments one of its employees made during my recent Level Up the Smart Home event about consent and their … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Businesses will embrace shared spectrum for factory 5G
John Deere last week shared its plans for the nearly half a million dollars' worth of public airwaves it purchased in the recent Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction. The agricultural giant … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 20, 2020
GM plans to use car data to sell insurance: The insurance word is prepping for a shift as the internet of things lets companies understand risk in real-time as opposed to basing it on historical data. … [Read More...]
Eero Pro 6 review: Fast Wi-Fi 6 mesh networking that’s good for most smart home owners
More wireless coverage and faster networking speeds? That’s the promise of routers that support Wi-Fi 6, although you’ll need Wi-Fi 6-capable devices to get the benefits. Eero recently launched new … [Read More...]
Podcast: Project CHIP goes commercial and the Eero Pro review
This week's podcast kicks off with the news that Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP) will also have a commercial element focused on offices, apartments, and public buildings. Then we focus on edge … [Read More...]
Project CHIP goes commercial
It's not the news we were looking for, but on Wednesday the Zigbee Alliance said that it had created a separate working group for the Project Connected Home over IP standard designed for commercial … [Read More...]