Google's developer conference this week largely focused on cool machine learning demos, and for the most part, the various presentations felt a little disjointed from any cohesive whole. But for people who care about the smart home, Google's smart … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 21, 2021
Span releases a second-generation smart electrical panel: As we electrify our homes and add electric vehicles to our garages we're either going to need a lot more juice or a better way to manage the electricity coming into the home. Span's a startup … [Read more...]
Apple TV 4K: An amazing content experience with a side of HomeKit and Thread
The new Apple TV 4K arrives soon in stores with a starting price of $179. I’ve been using an Apple-loaned $199 model, which doubles the internal storage to 64 GB, for the past week. Mostly, I’ve been interested in what new smart home features Apple … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google decides Matter matters
This week's show focuses on news from Google I/O 2021 where it's clear the search giant is trying to build out a fairly open ecosystem based on the Matter protocol and WebRTC for audio and video streaming. Google also said it would use Wear OS for … [Read more...]
Amazon, Google, Apple, and Assa Abloy are working on a smart lock standard
Last week, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) — formerly known as the Zigbee Alliance — showed off new branding for what used to be known as Project Connected Home over IP. Now called Matter, the protocol is designed to ensure interoperability … [Read more...]
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