Ayla Networks partners with Firedome for IoT security: Ayla Networks, which provides a platform for companies that want to build IoT devices, has teamed up with security provider Firedome to offer security on the device side and in the cloud for … [Read more...]
Podcast: Startups get ARM IP for free
ARM is expanding access to its chip designs to startups that have raised less than $5 million through its Flexible Access program. Kevin and I explain why this is a big deal and then go on to discuss a new gesture-based interface that could be either … [Read more...]
Blink Mini review: Should you drop $35 on it or save money with a Wyze Cam?
Early this month, the Amazon-owned company Blink introduced a new wired smart security camera called the Blink Mini. The $35 cloud-connected camera is a shot across the bow of Wyze, which offers two lower-priced Wi-Fi cameras and local storage … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Blink buy sums up the smart home in 2017 … and 2018
Amazon has acquired the company that makes the Blink line of cameras and a newly launched $99 doorbell. The deal itself doesn't come as a surprise since Immedia Semiconductor, the Boston-based company that makes Blink, has been on the market for … [Read more...]