Facial recognition needs some form of control: One of my biggest fears with the collection and analysis of data enabled by the internet of things is that it will be used in ways that are harmful to the consumer but at the same time are totally opaque … [Read More...]
Podcast: IKEA’s smart home arrives in August
Kevin was out of town this week, so I co-hosted the podcast with my former colleague Chris Albrecht, who is managing editor at the Spoon, a foodtech site and the head of the Articulate conference all about kitchen robots. We start the show with news … [Read More...]
Behind that automated car or robot, there’s often a person
When we think of automation, we tend to think of machines taking steps without human intervention. For example, I've programmed my porch lights to come on whenever my garage door opens after dark. This happens no matter what, even if there is a rare … [Read More...]
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After Boeing’s 737 MAX, how do we regulate automation?
In the wake of a second crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airplane, most countries, including the U.S., have ordered airlines to stop flying that particular plane. The death of more than 350 people in two … [Read More...]
Are there outdoor Z-Wave outlets to control webcams outside? Yes, but they’re mostly the same.
This week on the IoT Podcast Hotline we took a message from Kyle, who installed a Wyze camera outside on his patio. Kyle wants to control the WyzeCam's power - or reset it if the breaker trips - … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for March 15, 2019
Congress is back on IoT security bills: Maybe we won't get any meaningful data privacy legislation, it appears that the US House and the US Senate have picked up a device security bill again. This … [Read More...]
Podcast: The smart home at SXSW
This week's show features a lot of little news bits starting with a discussion about Charter testing a new smart home device management platform and another chat about facial recognition. We then … [Read More...]
Why the market for smart speaker apps can’t possibly rival that of smartphones yet
Last month, I wrote about the large disparity of third-party apps and actions between Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, which prompted a great comment from Chris K, who said: It seems like many of … [Read More...]