Bluetooth mesh is maturing, but will commercial lighting adopt it? I am in the middle of a deep dive into Bluetooth's viability in enterprise and commercial spaces, so when I saw this article I had to look. It talks mostly about the rise of Bluetooth … [Read more...]
Podcast: Check out Maslow’s Hierarchy of IoT
We finish up our CES thoughts this week, although after living it, writing about it and talking about I'm not sure what's been covered and where. We talk about Wi-Fi devices, Chamberlain working with Amazon's Key program, and Kevin's post-CES … [Read more...]
Can a pricey smart blind retrofit take on IKEA’s new shades?
Toronto-based Axis has built a retrofit to make your window coverings smart. The product is a motorized box around which you loop your shade or blind cord. From there, the motor pulls the cord to raise or lower the shade. It can also … [Read more...]
CES 2019 is over and the smart home still isn’t that smart
More than any prior Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2019 was all about smart homes and the digital assistants inside them. I lost count of how many connected doorbells, sensors, smoke alarms, TVs and cameras I saw on the show floor this year. The same … [Read more...]
Special Edition: 2019 CES episode
It’s time for our annual CES edition of the Internet of Things Podcast! This year’s CES wrap focuses on newer additions to the gadget world with conversations from Procter & Gamble and Kohler. You’ll find out why Kohler stuck Alexa in a … [Read more...]