We kick off the show this week with Insteon’s comments about its abrupt closure and asset sale before trying to salvage some good news from Arm’s latest chip news. We’re getting a new M-class processor that’s going to be super capable for machine … [Read more...]
Airthings Wave Pollution review: Good for monitoring but not that smart
Interested in the air quality of your smart home? Airthings has a product line that fits the bill but if you want smart home integrations based on the data, your options are thin. I've been using the $199.99 Airthings View Pollution in my house for … [Read more...]
Ex-Googler creates clean air startup for the whole home
Y'all know I have been writing about indoor air quality for years, with a particular focus on air purifiers, air quality monitors, and even HVAC systems. And I'm looking forward to bringing air quality data into the smart home as part of the Matter … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 7, 2022
Amazon’s Sidewalk network is getting larger: We caught wind of a new Sidewalk outdoor radio back in December and figured it was meant to be used by Amazon to broaden its LoRaWAN footprint. Turns out, we were correct. Amazon will use professional … [Read more...]
How to improve and track your home’s air quality
If the pandemic was the big story of 2020, then climate change was the big story of 2021, with prolonged freezes in Texas, raging wildfires in California, and devastating floods in Europe. Yet even as more and more people wake up to the reality of a … [Read more...]