Whenever I'm away from home, in the morning I like to check in on my family by looking at the doorbell camera where I can see them leave for work and school. In the evening, I can generally tell if my daughter is upstairs in her room based on the … [Read more...]
How Twilio, Amazon, and AT&T may save the internet of things
Six years into the frenzy that is the internet of things, a big business problem has emerged. Most connected devices require some kind of ongoing maintenance and fees associated with good security, software updates, and cloud costs. In cases where a … [Read more...]
A look back at smart devices I have loved
Last week, I was pretty hard on the state of the smart home. And so this week, at the prompting of one of my Twitter followers, I decided to take a look at all of the connected devices that I have tried over the last five years and share what works … [Read more...]
Internet of Things: Sony’s Aibo is back and Chamberlain’s CEO explains its moves
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham interviews Chamberlain Group CEO JoAnna Sohovich about the company's decision to start charging for integrations with its MyQ product. The discuss what the future of smart home … [Read more...]
YaDoggie builds a service around connected hardware
Did someone feed the dog? This question gets asked in my home at least a dozen times a week. It's enough of a pain point that we've tried a chart, the Amazon Alexa Dog Feeder Skill and jerry-rigging a motion sensor combined with texting capabilities … [Read more...]