If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 11, 2023
Here's a bit more on Philips Hue's potential as a home security play: On an earnings call the president of Signify, which owns the Philips Hue brand, said the company was working on a security camera for it. Now reports are saying that there are four … [Read more...]
Podcast: How Honeywell is approaching TinyML
This week we make a big announcement about the podcast and newsletter. Get ready! Then we talk about the issues with Matter and who's to blame. We lay out the challenges that both we and The Verge have highlighted with Thread credentialing, and talk … [Read more...]
How to take the first step toward smart energy management
Given the extreme heat this summer and the general awareness of how fragile our power grids are, there is a growing consensus that smart homes should include some form of smart energy management component. Today that might be a smart thermostat … [Read more...]
Matter’s problem isn’t the standard; it’s the vendors
This story was originally published on Friday, August 4, 2023 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for that newsletter here. Just last week I had my third frustrating experience with a Matter device. But it's time I stop blaming the Matter … [Read more...]