Assa Abloy, the company behind the Yale and August brands of connected locks, has released a new smart lock that's smaller, sleeker, and waiting on the Matter smart home interoperability protocol. It's been a while since I reviewed a connected … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 23, 2022
Swarm announces new asset tracker: Swarm, the IoT satellite company purchased by SpaceX, has created a satellite-connected asset tracker that costs $99 and requires a $5 a month connectivity subscription. The idea is to make a satellite-powered … [Read more...]
Podcast: The FTC eyes Amazon’s iRobot buy
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Amazon's decision to purchase the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners for $1.7 billion. The agency this week asked Amazon and iRobot for more information about the deal, so Kevin and I took a moment to explain … [Read more...]
So I made a LoRa-based prototype using a dev kit
After talking about IoT development kits for the past several years, I figured it was time to get my hands dirty. So the folks at Blues Wireless sent me their Sparrow Development Kit for review. And I got my hands dirty! Over the past week, I've been … [Read more...]
Everything I could find out about Amazon’s Sidewalk Network
This story was first published on Sept. 16, 2022 in my weekly newsletter. Since Amazon announced its Sidewalk Network in 2019, I've been eagerly awaiting the Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) for the internet of things. But since Amazon turned … [Read more...]