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Podcast: Speed queens and Matter dreams

March 24, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

A week after the CSA said that the Matter smart home interoperability standard would be delayed we get a chance to talk about why the standard is delayed until fall, and what it means for consumers and smart home device makers. We then share Omdia … [Read more...]

Eero’s new Wi-Fi routers take advantage of new spectrum

March 23, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

I've been spending a few days testing Eero's latest Pro 6E Wi-Fi system and I can tell you I see a significant speed increase over my existing Eero Pro 6 routers. Eero, which is owned by Amazon, has also released a system of mesh routers called Eero … [Read more...]

IoT news of the week for October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

LEGO inspired Volvo to make a smart, modular wheel loader: Volvo Construction Equipment has built a 5-ton electric wheel loader that was inspired by a LEGO Technic model. Volvo and LEGO created a partnership back in 2018 to help design LEGO Technic … [Read more...]

Podcast: Energy harvesting sensors are finally real

October 28, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's show kicks off with news from many of the big smart home players offering their plans for the Matter smart home protocol. First, we discuss Google's plans, before focusing on Samsung's latest announcements and then a surprise update from … [Read more...]

What’s an easy smart home system to maintain (that speaks Spanish too)?

October 6, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, James called in with two related questions. He’s looking to equip his in-laws' multi-level house with smart home and security gear and is wondering what products we would recommend to limit requests for his IT … [Read more...]