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Eye-gaze tracking on a smart display: The next smart home interface?

December 9, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, Google introduced Look to Speak, an experimental Android app that brings input access for those who can’t speak or physically type. Look to Speak uses the camera of an Android phone to track the eye gaze of a user, allowing them to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: accessibility, Android, eye tracking, google, Google Nest, smart displays, smart home, user interface

How to use your phone’s GPS location to change a Nest thermostat between Home and Away mode

December 7, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

2020 Nest Thermostat

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Dean called in to our podcast hotline with a question about having his Nest thermostat automatically turn on when he gets near his home. He used to use IFTTT for this, but it no longer works. He’s wondering how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Android, GPS, iOS, location, nest, smart home, smart thermostat

Podcast: Manufacturing trends during the pandemic

August 13, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week on the IoT podcast we begin by talking about what the widespread adoption of ultrawideband chips in phones could mean for the IoT. From there, it's on to Google's always-listening software update, humans coming back into the QA loop, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Android, Apple, August, Bill Bither, Carbon, defcon, google, Grillo, MachineMetrics, nxp, samsung, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, Very, Wyze

Without a phone of its own, Amazon’s Alexa on the go isn’t going anywhere

July 15, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

We often talk about the three main voice assistant platforms, Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant. They’re generally all the same to most people, right? I’d counter that there’s a massive difference between Alexa and its digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Android, Apple, digital assistants, Echo Auto, Echo Frames, google, google assistant, iOS, Siri, smartphones

Amazon Echo Frames reviewed: Are they worth the price?

July 1, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Last year, Amazon introduced its smart glasses product, the Echo Frames. They’re still a bit of a work in progress and you can only get them by requesting an invite, which Amazon has to approve. My invite was recently accepted so after we spent the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Android, bluetooth, digital assistant, Echo Frames, google assistant, iOS, iphone, Siri, smart glasses, wearables

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