Newest Apple Watch sensor will measure blood alcohol? I was excited by reports that a future Apple Watch may be able to measure blood sugar. And I still am. But there's another recent sensor development that could help save lives — one that measures … [Read More...]
Podcast: Amazon’s Matter plans and how IoT helps first responders
This week we got great news on the Matter front, as Amazon announced its plans for supporting the smart home interoperability protocol on most of its Echo devices. We talk about new features for Alexa developers before talking about new research from … [Read More...]
Amazon’s plans for Matter include current Echo devices
At long last Amazon has shared its plans for implementing the Matter smart home interoperability protocol. The retailer plans to support Matter on most of its Echo product line, including the Echo Shows, Echo Dots, Echo Studios, Echo Flexes, and … [Read More...]
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What Biden’s giant executive order means for the IoT
On July 9, President Biden issued a mammoth executive order (EO) focused on increasing competition that included everything from bringing back net neutrality rules to asking the Food and Drug … [Read More...]
The number of new Wyze products has a negative impact on software updates
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Keith called in to our IoT Voicemail hotline with an observation and a question about Wyze's connected products. Keith feels that with so many new Wyze products … [Read More...]
Blues Wireless and a new model for data plans
This week, Ray Ozzie's IoT startup Blues Wireless raised $22 million on top of an $11 million round raised in March of 2020. The premise behind Blues is that building IoT devices is hard, so how can a … [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 … [Read More...]
Podcast: Radar is coming to the smart home
Welcome to another show! We're spending the first few minutes of the show diving into the rise of RF sensing in the IoT, covering the news of Amazon applying for an FCC waiver to use radar for sleep … [Read More...]