Twice a month I answer reader questions on the smart home over at PCMag. Here's the latest installment: I'll soon be getting a Google Home and am ready to start diving into the world of the Connected Home. I'll be starting with connected light … [Read more...]
IoT Podcast: Spend the holidays with Stacey’s family
We’re heading into the holidays with a guest appearance from my family who share their thoughts on what it’s like to live in a smart home, the products they like and what’s missing so far. My husband has been on the show before, but I also invited my … [Read more...]
Perfect Co. buys Google-backed company’s assets
The Orange Chef, a smart kitchen startup that managed to get its connected scale into Williams Sonoma stores and score $1.2 million in funding from Google, has finally closed the book on its hardware business. The company, which made an iPad cover … [Read more...]
Sigfox’s network hits 100 U.S. cities: Does it matter?
Sigfox, the French company building a low-power wireless network for the internet of things, has now covered 20 percent of the U.S. population with its proprietary network. It celebrated the news this week when it said it had achieved its … [Read more...]
IoT Podcast: Google’s IoT Strategy takes shape and Microsoft enters the fray
There was so much news this week, that we skipped having a guest in favor of just keeping track of some big moves in the sector. This week was Google's time to shine since it launched both Actions on Google (an SDK for talking to its Assistant on … [Read more...]