Was your Nest password stolen? Apparently the smart home company is notifying users that their Nest password may be vulnerable after it detected that a password breach from another site was affecting users of its site. It's encouraging … [Read more...]
Podcast: The Nest doorbell is a great video doorbell
Microsoft plans to spend $5 billion on the internet of things, and it’s more than the usual shell game that big firms play with these sorts of announcements. We discuss its plans on this week’s podcast. We also talk about Qualcomm’s new vision chips … [Read more...]
More reasons IoT depends on the edge
Last week, I wrote about the five reasons edge computing is so essential for the internet of things. I focused on security; IP protection; resiliency and latency; bandwidth costs; and the need for local control (if we want to make machines … [Read more...]
August’s sale is just one in consumer IoT’s year of reckoning
This week Swedish lock company Assa Abloy said it would buy August, the maker connected locks. I also found out that Immedia, the company that makes the Blink cameras and alarm system is also on the market. Blink didn’t respond to my inquiry about it … [Read more...]
Internet of Things Podcast: Vitamix COO blends with Bluetooth
Both Dell and Salesforce made big announcements about their internet of things plans this week, so Kevin and I try to break that down for people. We also review the latest August lock and doorbell hardware and answer a listener question from Sally … [Read more...]