Home Assistant tries with a new hub: The campaign for Home Assistant Amber is now live. For $149, customers can buy a Raspberry Pi computer that is pre-loaded with Home Assistant's software and several radios including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 16, 2021
Why I choose Android phones over Apple phones: This is a silly title, I know, but it's also accurate as this article breaks down why consumer choice is so essential in technology and how much of that choice is eroded by big companies trying to build … [Read more...]
5G is for things, so EdgeQ built a chip to optimize for the IoT
EdgeQ is a chip design firm that covers a trifecta of my nerdiest interests. It's using the open source RISC-V architecture to build a 5G chip that can also handle edge AI tasks, and it's doing so in a way that will disrupt the business model of … [Read more...]
Cisco wants to be the middleman for smart buildings
What will happen to offices, now that we're getting COVID somewhat under control? Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, wants everyone back at their desks, while Google has shifted its plans to a more flexible, hybrid model after an employee outcry about … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 19, 2021
This DARPA research on IoT security offers some home: DARPA, the defense departments research group, launched a hacking competition last year and the results are better than one might think. Hackers tried to attack a secure IoT chip developed through … [Read more...]