This week's show starts off with a review of news from AWS Re:Invent which is happening now in LAs Vegas. We cover the general availability of support for the latest version of the MQTT messaging protocol, the launch of LoRaWAN and other connectivity … [Read More...]
Can a robotic switch shut off your wireless lights?
On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question during our Voicemail hotline segment about wireless battery-powered lights. This particular question was submitted via email by Jon, who wants to add some smarts to the lights. He … [Read More...]
Smart stuff that should be on your 2022 holiday gift list
Last year, I recommended the then-new Nanoleaf Lines, and I’m building on that recommendation in 2022. While I love the Lines as they are, Nanoleaf now has a way to make patterns over the standard 60- and 120-degree Lines connectors. For $99.99, you … [Read More...]
More IoT News
IoT news of the week for Nov. 25, 2022
Sony Semiconductor offers a new, power-efficient cellular modem for the IoT: Sony has a new modem that lets IoT devices connect via cellular, Low-Power Wide-Area Networks such as LoRa, satellite or … [Read More...]
Podcast: Alexa’s drama and our holiday gift guide
The biggest news in the internet of things this week was the staggering story about Amazon's Alexa business being responsible for the majority of an estimated $10 billion loss in the year ahead. So … [Read More...]
What’s the future of voice in an economic downturn?
Voice has been one of the most successful technologies of the last decade, especially when it comes to the smart home. Thanks to innovations in natural language processing (NLP) during the 2012-2015 … [Read More...]
If a Matter company stops paying license fees, what happens?
On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a Matter question during our Voicemail hotline segment. This particular question was submitted via email by Jon, and since it was such a good … [Read More...]
PTC will acquire ServiceMax for $1.46B
This story ran in the Friday, Nov. 16, 2020 issue of my weekly newsletter. PTC has agreed to acquire ServiceMax in an all-cash deal valued at $1.46 billion. The deal combines PTC's earlier efforts … [Read More...]