Elon Musk's SpaceX satellite broadband company is getting into the IoT with the acquisition of Swarm, a smallsat IoT connectivity provider. We talk about that deal, plus what it means that Helium scored $111 million in funding led by Andreessen … [Read more...]
How’s the sump pump? Halo knows the answer before you do.
If there was one product that I think is crying for some connected smarts, it would be my sump pump. I say this because I've had one fail while I was at work, causing more than $5,000 in damage and destroyed items about a decade ago. And recently, I … [Read more...]
A warning about sensors and surveillance
I often tell people that the reason I'm so excited about the IoT is because the combination of sensors, ubiquitous wireless, and cheap computing can be used to make the invisible visible. The benefits of using granular air quality monitoring to hold … [Read more...]
Smart home tip: Don’t get “cute” when naming your devices
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Brent called in to our voicemail hotline asking how to name devices in the smart home. Brent decided to call one of his lights "mushroom" (maybe it's a Super Mario Bros. themed room?) and his digital assistant … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 6, 2021
John Deere acquires its second robotics startup: Farm equipment maker John Deere has acquired Bear Flag Robotics in a deal valued at $250 million. Bear Flag focuses on autonomous driving for farming equipment, a function that Deere has also been … [Read more...]
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