On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Ian called in to the podcast hotline with a curious question. He wants to know if future mobile devices might include Thread radios to assist with local control of Thread products in the smart home. Ian wonders … [Read more...]
Episode 320: Chip becomes Matter and hacked pipelines
This week's show hits on two of the biggest stories of the year for the smart home: Project Connected Home over IP is now called Matter and Amazon's Sidewalk Network adds Tile as a participant. We also discuss what it means for Zigbee after the … [Read more...]
You can learn much about Matter from the Project CHIP GitHub repo
It hasn’t been 24 hours since Project CHIP became Matter, and the Zigbee Alliance became the Connectivity Standards Alliance, and the full spec won't be available until fall, but there's already plenty of information about the new protocol if you … [Read more...]
With CHIP on the horizon, what does the future hold for Zigbee and Z-wave?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Alan called into our voicemail hotline asking about the future of Zigbee and Z-wave. He notes that we often discuss how WiFi and Bluetooth fit in with Project CHIP, which announced recent news about its … [Read more...]
Wyze joins Project CHIP as it gains momentum
Wyze, the low-cost device maker, is joining the Zigbee Alliance to participate in the Project Connected Home over IP working group, which aims to create a standard for the smart home. According to Steve McIrvin, VP of product with Wyze, the company … [Read more...]