I spent a lot of time this week talking about personal assistants thanks to Google finally announcing its operating system for the internet of things (dubbed Android Things) and taking its Weave communications protocol out of developer preview. The … [Read more...]
IoT Podcast: Bluetooth 5 and testing lights on Echo and Google Home
Get the bottom line on the Bluetooth 5 specification with Kevin and I in this week's podcast. If radios aren't your thing, then delve into the details of connected lights and new features with Amazon Echo and Google Home. We also talk about GE's new … [Read more...]
Google has good AI, but it’s not smart enough
Google has released a new API for developers that will allow them to create chatbots for the Google Home. It's called Actions on Google, and it will let developers build conversations between users and Google's artificial intelligence, known … [Read more...]
Forget pipes, there’s way more to IoT infrastructure
A couple of months ago I gave a talk at a ThinkMonk event in London. It was a hot and sweaty time (no air conditioning during a heatwave!) but a great event. RedMonk finally published a video of my talk, and I thought I'd share it via this link to … [Read more...]
Podcast: Thoughts on Trump, smart locks and troubleshooting
We recorded last week's podcast before the election results came out, so this week Kevin and I kick off the show with some thoughts on what Trump means for smart homes and the industrial internet. Then we hit gadgets hard with news about Eero routers … [Read more...]