Too often when I talk to people about IoT there's a mental separation between the technology, the business process, and the people involved. Companies are getting much better at linking the technology to their business process, but it's still really … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 16, 2020
Infiot thinks factory devices need their own SD-WANs: If you hang out long enough in the networking world or the world of enterprise IT, you'll eventually come across the term Software-Defined Wide-Area Network, or SD-WAN. The concept of an SD-WAN is … [Read More...]
Episode 290: Apple’s smart speaker and cheap thermostats
This week's IoT podcast kicks off with a focus on Apple's new HomePod mini and the inclusion of the Thread protocol on the device. We then discuss how it fits into the world of smart speakers and my own recent purchases, such as my feelings about the … [Read More...]
More IoT News
How to use a Wyze sensor for safety alerts in your smart home
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Don called in and left a message on our voicemail hotline about his Wyze products. He wants to use a Wyze sensor to alert him when his curious 16-month old … [Read More...]
A smarter Siri and UWB make Apple’s HomePod mini a more competitive smart speaker
At an online press event Tuesday, Apple introduced its new line of iPhones which will support faster 5G networks. That’s nice, but a more interesting device to me was the new HomePod mini for the … [Read More...]
What’s the right computing architecture for digital twins?
Last week, I found myself having a conversation that covered edge computing, digital twins, and the concept of absolute truth. It started out as a discussion with Simon Croby, the CTO of Swim.ai, … [Read More...]
Sustainability is the elephant in the IoT room
I need to start this story with a confession. When push comes to shove, I routinely delete segments of my podcast interviews in which I ask participants about their sustainability efforts, or how they … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 9, 2020
Here's a privacy-centric way to track employees in buildings: Density is launching a product called Open Area that uses radar sensing to track people moving inside buildings. Density may be familiar … [Read More...]