This week Kevin and I discuss the news from Google's smart home event, and what it means for the big players in the game, standards efforts, your television, and whether Amazon can compete without a smartphone when it comes to the smart home. From … [Read More...]
The new “Works with Google” program takes a page from Apple
This week in three separate but identical events to accommodate different time-zones, Google is hosting its “Works With "Hey Google" Smart Home Summit”. I watched the first event for the APAC region and although it was brief, Google packed a dense … [Read More...]
Here’s why Arm’s IoT spin out moves make a lot of sense
Arm plans to spin out its IoT Platform business and its 2018 Treasure Data acquisition to new entities owned by parent company SoftBank so it can focus on its core chip design business. The chip design company, whose IP is in almost all of the … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Emplacement wants to help stop the internet of trash
I moved this week, and as part of the process have generated a pile of old and unused IoT devices that I can't bear to trash because I hate the idea of so much electronic waste going into the … [Read More...]
Why you want colored smart lights in your home and what you can do with them
On our most recent IoT podcast, Brad called in to the IoT voicemail hotline with a question about colored smart lights: He wants to know why anyone would want them and what can you do with … [Read More...]
A good definition of the new IoT value chain
The traditional manufacturing business value chain runs from components to the manufacturers to the end consumer. This shifted a bit when companies started pushing software as the source of most of … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for July 3, 2020
See Spot run! After 11 years in the making, Boston Dynamics has begun selling its Spot robot to anyone who has $75,000 lying around. I’ve seen dozens of company-produced videos of Spot, the … [Read More...]
Podcast: Does the smart home need glasses?
This week Kevin and I talk about my recent move and what I am looking for in a video doorbell before diving into our thoughts on Google's planned smart home event for next week. Then we cover the big … [Read More...]