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IoT news of the week for July 8, 2022

July 9, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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A smart home by any other name: It's no secret that consumers aren't really into buying the smart home. They might like a few one-off gadgets, but the concept of an interoperating system has fallen flat, possibly because it doesn't interoperate all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Apple, Apple Watch, Arduino, health tracking, Nordic Semi, raspberry pi, smart home, Tesla, Ultrahuman, wearables, Wi-Fi 6E

The IoT needs a huge helping of trust if it wants to work

August 2, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

I don't know about y'all, but I'm hitting that point in the summer where I just want to hang out, read books, and drink a cold beverage while watching the sunset. Luckily, the days are long, so I get to spend time relaxing (at least until the wind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple Watch, ShotSpotter

WWDC 2021: What Apple’s HomeKit strategy means for the smart home

June 8, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments

Like many others, I watched Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote on Monday. Unlike most of those viewers though, I was impatient for any HomeKit news. It was worth the wait until late in the keynote to hear about HomeKit because Apple is pushing forward with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, Apple Watch, homekit, HomePod mini, iOS, ipad, iphone, local processing, Matter, Siri, smart home

How to add fall detection to your smart home

January 9, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Jamie left us a question on our voicemail hotline regarding fall detection solutions. Ideally, he wants something that will work with a Google Nest Hub, Android phone, or Home Assistant. He’s also open to wearables, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon CareHub, Amazon Echo, Apple Watch, fall detection, smart home, Vayyar, Walabot, wireless imaging

Why does the data from different health and exercise trackers vary so much?

December 1, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Vipul called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about fitness trackers. He has a few wearables and observes that there’s a wide variance between their results for steps taken and calories burned. He also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon Halo, Apple Watch, calories, Fitibit, Garmin, Google Fit, health tracking, heart rate, wearables, Whoop

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