Congress is back on IoT security bills: Maybe we won't get any meaningful data privacy legislation, it appears that the US House and the US Senate have picked up a device security bill again. This particular bill gives the National Institute of … [Read more...]
Why the market for smart speaker apps can’t possibly rival that of smartphones yet
Last month, I wrote about the large disparity of third-party apps and actions between Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, which prompted a great comment from Chris K, who said: It seems like many of these skills are there just because it is easy to … [Read more...]
Google Assistant needs more “action” if it wants to challenge Amazon’s Alexa Skills
It’s 2019 and after several years of growing smart speaker sales, the top two contenders — Google and Amazon — are now fighting back and forth for the top sales spot each quarter, even though Amazon's first-mover status provides it more lifetime … [Read more...]
First Alert’s Onelink Safe & Sound can do it all — for a price
When Nest launched its connected smoke detector back in 2013 with a fire truck and a $129 price tag I scoffed. Given that most homes now require half a dozen or more smoke detectors to comply with building codes, the price seemed too high for … [Read more...]
When Marie Kondo meets the smart home
As many of y'all know, we're preparing for a move to Seattle in June. As part of the prep work, I'm getting rid of some of the clutter we've picked up in our 16 years of marriage and life in Texas. To inspire me, I've started watching "Tidying up … [Read more...]
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