On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Keith called in to our IoT Voicemail hotline with an observation and a question about Wyze's connected products. Keith feels that with so many new Wyze products hitting the market, the company can't keep up … [Read more...]
Should your smart home have its own email address?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Ted reached out to us via email and asked about email addresses for smart homes. He’s wondering if his Google-based home should have its own email address for linking to smart home hubs, speakers, and devices. This is … [Read more...]
Don’t audit your smart home devices with a router. Use this instead.
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Sam called in with a question about managing the networked devices in his smart home. Specifically, he wants to get a list of the IP and MAC addresses in his smart home from his Nest mesh Wi-Fi router. Ideally, … [Read more...]
How voice calls could move beyond smart watches into a range of wearables
Next month will be the third anniversary of Samsung Gear smartwatch, one of the first mass-market wearables with phone capabilities. We’ve since seen two successor devices from Samsung as well as several Android Wear watches with voice capabilities, … [Read more...]
Should connected products come with an expiration date?
Making a connected device requires more than just a chip or an app. The best connected devices are really services wrapped in a piece of hardware. The hardware is a delivery mechanism, but it's not the core feature. For example, the Amazon Echo is … [Read more...]