Wyze, the low-cost device maker, is joining the Zigbee Alliance to participate in the Project Connected Home over IP working group, which aims to create a standard for the smart home. According to Steve McIrvin, VP of product with Wyze, the company … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 26, 2021
What to pack when your industrial plant has been hacked: In a perfect example of what might be painfully obvious for one industry but completely novel for everyone else, Leslie Carhart, a principal industrial incident responder at Dragos, has laid … [Read more...]
Podcast: CES and GE Lighting is betting on Cync
This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion's acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn to a mention of the rebranding of GE Lighting after its acquisition by Savant last … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 6, 2020
Nodle acquires data privacy company: Nodle, a company building a blockchain-based LPWAN network where participants earn tokens for sharing their phone's connectivity, has purchased Brickchain, a data privacy startup. The deal will help Nodle comply … [Read more...]
IoT gifts that don’t suck
This year, I wanted to avoid giving IoT gifts, partly because I hadn't tested as many products as I normally do and partly because I think everyone is pretty turned off by the potential for security risks and privacy encroachments. I have seen at … [Read more...]