There are still a lot of unknowns with regard to the new Matter interoperability standard, but we have a much better sense of what we don't know in the wake of a panel hosted this week by Silicon Labs. During the event, which I moderated (and was … [Read more...]
Why it’s time for 2FA on all smart home devices
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Thomas called in to the voicemail hotline with a question. Technically, it was more of a plea, but it's an important one. So we decided to help amplify Thomas's concern with the lack of 2FA, or two-factor … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 11, 2021
Bosch opened a fully connected chip-making plant: Bosch, an industrial giant that also makes specialty sensors and chips for automotive and industrial use cases, has opened a new 300 millimeter chip-making plant in Dresden, Germany. Bosch made a big … [Read more...]
Podcast: HomeKit and Home Assistant embrace Matter
We start this week's show with a quick update on Amazon's Sidewalk and then focused on the smart home news from Apple's WWDC event earlier this week. We're excited about third-party devices getting Siri support. We then cover the EU's thoughts on … [Read more...]
WWDC 2021: What Apple’s HomeKit strategy means for the smart home
Like many others, I watched Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote on Monday. Unlike most of those viewers though, I was impatient for any HomeKit news. It was worth the wait until late in the keynote to hear about HomeKit because Apple is pushing forward with … [Read more...]