Given the smart home successes of Amazon, Apple, and Google, I've generally considered Samsung to be an also-ran in the consumer IoT space. Yes, I used Samsung SmartThings hardware and software to power my smart home in the past. Yes, it worked. But … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 9, 2020
Here's a privacy-centric way to track employees in buildings: Density is launching a product called Open Area that uses radar sensing to track people moving inside buildings. Density may be familiar to y'all as a company I've covered due to its … [Read more...]
Wyze has learned what Wink didn’t
This week, smart home device maker Wyze sent an email to its 1.3 million current device owners explaining that it didn’t plan for cloud costs needed to provide free person detection for Wyze cameras. Thus, it is hoping to offset the increased costs … [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...]
What exactly is the edge of the network?
Spend time with anyone offering enterprise or industrial internet of things products and you'll encounter the term edge: edge devices, the network edge or edge analytics. But the term by itself is almost useless because depending on who you are … [Read more...]