Want to get started with a smart home but don't know where to start? Stacey Higginbotham to the rescue. In this video, she explains the quickest and cheapest way to get started. All you need is an Amazon Echo Dot and a smart outlet plug, such as … [Read More...]
Swidget wants to build smarts into your walls
Smart homes generate a lot of clutter. I look around my home today and each room has its cluster of white or black devices with glowing LEDs. Most of my outlets sport an unsightly transformer blob that acts as a repeater, a doorbell chime or some … [Read More...]
Bluetooth mesh is here, and boy, is it complicated!
I can see why it took two years to develop a mesh networking topology for Bluetooth. Basically, the members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group are shoehorning the low power personal area network into an entirely new use case. The SIG and its … [Read More...]
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Internet of Things News of the Week, July 21, 2017
Particle gets $20 million: IoT development platform Particle, which used to be known as Spark, has received $20 million in venture capital to expand its platform. Particle is a public IoT success … [Read More...]
Everything you need to know about Bluetooth Mesh
If you want to learn about Bluetooth Mesh (and everyone in the Internet of Things should), then this week's Internet of Things Podcast is for you. Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel give their … [Read More...]
Meet the Tovala oven and its subscription business plan
Adding sensors and connectivity to kitchen devices lets amateurs use tools that were once reserved for pros. Examples include the sous vide cooker, beer brewing equipment and now, steam ovens with … [Read More...]
Nodle hopes to answer your IoT network prayers
Location. It's everything for the internet of things. Think about how location has changed the smartphone from a handheld computer to a real-time ride-hailing service or a turn-by-turn direction … [Read More...]
What exactly is the edge of the network?
Spend time with anyone offering enterprise or industrial internet of things products and you'll encounter the term edge: edge devices, the network edge or edge analytics. But the term by itself is … [Read More...]