As many of y'all know, we're preparing for a move to Seattle in June. As part of the prep work, I'm getting rid of some of the clutter we've picked up in our 16 years of marriage and life in Texas. To inspire me, I've started watching "Tidying up … [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...]
Donate your data to make IoT a force for good
The internet of things is not about things. It's about data, and the ease of collecting and analyzing that data to glean some sort of insight. But so far, such data collection and analysis has benefited marketers, CEOs, or governments seeking to … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 1, 2018
Ecobee raised more money: Ecobee, the thermostat maker you may recall from the opening story, has raised an additional $47 million Canadian dollars ($36 million) to close its C round of funding at CA$127 million. Ecobee has raised a ton of money, and … [Read more...]
A look back at smart devices I have loved
Last week, I was pretty hard on the state of the smart home. And so this week, at the prompting of one of my Twitter followers, I decided to take a look at all of the connected devices that I have tried over the last five years and share what works … [Read more...]