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...]
How to disable your phone from always listening for “OK Google” with dueling smart speakers
On our most recent IoT Podcast, David called in because he's having some issues with the many smart speakers in his home. They seem to fight with David's Pixel 4 phone when he says "OK Google"; instead of his handset answering his question or … [Read more...]
Esper wants to make Android a stable platform for the IoT
Every computing device on the market has to run some type of operating system. The smaller and more resource-constrained devices usually run a real-time operating system, or RTOS. Larger devices, such as an MRI machine or a factory computer, might … [Read more...]
Podcast: How secure is your favorite smart home device?
This week's show has good news for smart device buyers concerned about security. We discuss a new research effort called Your Things that tracks the security of popular smart home devices. We also talk about a new Z-wave hub from Ezlo Innovations, a … [Read more...]
Olisto is an IFTTT replacement that isn’t quite ready to replace IFTTT
If you don’t have a smart home hub but want to automate some of your devices, a service such as IFTTT or Yonomi are good options. But they’re not the only ones, they just have been around the longest. Enter Olisto as a relatively new option for both … [Read more...]