Here comes Tretur, Ikea's relatively inexpensive smart blinds: After rumors, hints, and leaks, Ikea's smart blinds are finally a real thing. Dubbed Tretur, these shades will cost between $113 and $181, depending on window size, when they arrive on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Alexa and Google are the real smart home standards
This week we learn more details about Lenovo's smart home line and talk about Amazon's new Alexa API for sensors and motion detectors. We touch on a combined router/smart speaker that has Kevin feeling vindicated and talk about the challenges new … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 31, 2018
Huawei bucks the wireless IoT trend with PLC: Whenever we talk about IoT device connectivity, it’s generally a conversation about wireless technologies such as 5G or NB-IoT. Admittedly, we tend to overlook wired options. Huawei isn’t doing that, … [Read more...]
Lenovo Smart Display 10: An intelligent and entertaining Google Assistant
Out of all of the gadgets I saw at January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the one I was ready to buy on the spot if I could was just $249. Sure, the new TVs costing thousands of dollars were beautiful to look at. And the latest robots, drones and … [Read more...]
GE slims down and Otis tries Alexa in elevators
This week on the show Kevin and I speculate what digital assets GE will sell and discuss the sad bankruptcy of French smart home company Sen.se. After hitting the sad news, we talked about the latest HomePod feature expected in iOS 12 and the fact … [Read more...]