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 plane crashes over a five-month period is … [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 - through a smart switch connected to his SmartThings … [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 particular bill gives the National Institute of … [Read More...]
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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...]
Smart home complexity is its own security risk
Quick, how many connected devices are in your home? If you have more than 10, then you are courting a level of complexity that will burden you rather than make your life easier, according to a new … [Read More...]
Centralite has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Centralite, an Alabama-based connected products company, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month. The company had been a mainstay of early connected home systems such as Lowe's Iris, Zonoff's, and … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for March 8, 2019
5G comes to connected cows: What a clever effort by 5G RuralFirst. The project, which is being led by Cisco, the University of Strathclyde, and other UK partners, is creating 5G test regions while … [Read More...]