This morning I awoke to pictures of flooding in the Northeast, tales from relatives about power outages in the South, and worries about wildfire smoke in my neck of the woods. It's clear that we can't stop climate change, and in all honesty, there's … [Read more...]
Air quality is a great use case for interoperable smart homes
This summer was a pretty weird one for the Pacific Northwest, where I live. Most summers it's cool in the mornings and warm in the afternoons. People leave their windows open more than they use AC. But thanks to heatwaves and fire, HVAC systems are … [Read more...]
Smart home news and thoughts from the first day of CES 2021
There's nothing like sitting at your desk starting at 5 am (if you're on the West Coast) and strapping in for 10 hours of live-streamed and pre-recorded content from the largest consumer technology show in the world. But on Monday that's what Kevin … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s new network and cleaner air from 3M
This week’s podcast covers our thinking on Amazon’s new Sidewalk network, but not the devices the retailer launched on Thursday. As part of the network conversation, we also discussed LoRaWAN network operator Senet’s new $16 million in funding before … [Read more...]
Are we finally ready for smarter HVAC vents?
A few years back, I covered a trifecta of startups that were building connected air vents. Ecovent, Keen.io, and Flair were putting motors and sensors onto air vents so the vents could open or close based on the ambient temperature in individual … [Read more...]