A few months back, at an event in Dallas, I spoke with Matt Barber, CEO of Vutility. The company makes a sensor that either hangs off a wire or can be installed in a breaker box to measure utility consumption. It then sells the data generated by that … [Read more...]
Let’s ask a teen about Amazon’s really odd idea for Alexa
Sometimes you read something so weird you do a double take, and subsequently find yourself searching for the original source or more information because there's simply no way that someone really said whatever you just read. I had such a moment this … [Read more...]
Smarter sensors can save on power and add new capabilities
This story was published in the Stacey on IoT newsletter on Friday June 17, 2021. The quest for more context in the smart home has driven the electronics industry to embrace new forms of sensing — think Ecobee's decision to put radar into its … [Read more...]
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
I swear at some point I will stop writing about COVID-19, but in the meantime, it keeps affecting my life. I spent this past week holed up in a hotel room in Puerto Rico while taking care of my teenager, who caught COVID on a class trip. And since … [Read more...]
Security companies are tackling the people problem
Just last month, Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) noted that people are still the most common weak point in any security effort, with 82% of data breaches involving a human element. The common refrain when faced with stats like this … [Read more...]
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