Got $249 and need a new thermostat? Our favorite smart thermostat got an upgrade. Ecobee launched its newest thermostat this week with a brighter, touch-sensitive screen, a better speaker, and a newly designed companion sensor. As an added bonus, the … [Read more...]
Podcast: The industrial IoT is under attack
This week I'm in Helsinki learning a lot about Finnish IoT. I'll write about it more in the newsletter, but in the meantime, Kevin and I discussed where Siri and HomeKit fit in with Apple's services strategy, new funding for CyberX and several … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 26, 2018
LoRa just added a major new feature: The group managing the LoRa Low-Power Wide-Area Network standard just certified three new specifications designed to let LoRa networks handle over-the-air updates in a certified way. This is awesome because one of … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 2, 2018
CyberX raises $18M for industrial IoT security: CyberX, an IIoT and industrial control system security company, has closed $18 million in Series B funding. So far it has raised $30 million from investors which include Norwest Venture Partners, … [Read more...]
Who’s in charge of securing the internet of things?
This week several reports came out designed to strike terror into the hearts of companies using connected devices. Yes, these reports were sponsored by security vendors. Amidst some of the terrifying data points and an amusing chart that claims that … [Read more...]