On our most recent IoT Podcast, Vipul called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about fitness trackers. He has a few wearables and observes that there’s a wide variance between their results for steps taken and calories burned. He also … [Read More...]
Smart gifts that are close to home
Each year we pull together a gift guide full of connected gadgets that we've tried — and loved — over the previous 11 months. Given that in 2020 we've spent most of our time at home, we've focused this year's guide on gifts that will help us maintain … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 27, 2020
Morse Micro has scored $13M for Wi-Fi HaLow chips: Morse Micro, whose COO was a guest on the podcast earlier this year, has secured $13 million in additional funding, bringing its Series A round to $30 million. Morse Micro will use the new funding to … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Podcast: Gifts galore and a recipe for smarter food prep
This week's podcast is full of gift suggestions from our annual gift guide, many of which are aimed at those people on your list who have a green thumb. We then discuss my disappointment with Wemo … [Read More...]
Is it time to pull the plug on old Z-Wave light switches?
On our most recent episode of the IoT Podcast, Gareth called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about his older Z-Wave switches. He’s using a Vera hub with about 30 devices and some of his … [Read More...]
Telia’s smart home strategy focuses on families, not gadgets
I spent this morning on a call with Telia discussing its Smart Family app. I reached out to the Nordic telco because I liked some of the comments one of its employees made during my recent Level Up … [Read More...]
Businesses will embrace shared spectrum for factory 5G
John Deere last week shared its plans for the nearly half a million dollars' worth of public airwaves it purchased in the recent Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction. The agricultural giant … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 20, 2020
GM plans to use car data to sell insurance: The insurance word is prepping for a shift as the internet of things lets companies understand risk in real-time as opposed to basing it on historical data. … [Read More...]