ARM is back in our news lineup this week, as Kevin and I discuss who might be interested in buying the chip design company and why it decided not to spin out its IoT assets. We also talk about a new lock that opens with a touch, biometrics on other … [Read more...]
SmartThings will kill legacy features to make a smarter home
To hear more about this, check out my podcast with Mark Benson of SmartThings. Samsung SmartThings will undergo several big changes in the next year or so that will affect developers, smart device makers, and customers as it tries to move … [Read more...]
These three technologies will kick off the next smart home age
We've spent five years since the last big breakthrough in the smart home. When Amazon added home control to its Echo speakers in March 2015 it created a new user interface and platform that brought more devices together. Since then Amazon has made … [Read more...]
Companies still believe CHIP products are coming in 2021
Companies working on the Project for Connected Home over IP (CHIP), or what I like to think of as the grand unification standard for the smart home, expect certified consumer products by the end of next year, despite the potential delays wrought by … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 6, 2020
Nodle acquires data privacy company: Nodle, a company building a blockchain-based LPWAN network where participants earn tokens for sharing their phone's connectivity, has purchased Brickchain, a data privacy startup. The deal will help Nodle comply … [Read more...]