For the last few days, I've been testing the new Nest Doorbell and Nest Cam that were announced earlier this month. Both are unique for Nest gear because both have the option to run on battery power. This makes reviewing them somewhat of a challenge, … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 23, 2021
Newest Apple Watch sensor will measure blood alcohol? I was excited by reports that a future Apple Watch may be able to measure blood sugar. And I still am. But there's another recent sensor development that could help save lives — one that measures … [Read more...]
Are there any audio-only smart doorbells still on the market?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Christopher called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about connected doorbells. He and his wife currently have a Ring Video Doorbell but aren't fans of the Ring Neighbors program and have decided to look for … [Read more...]
Smart home news and thoughts from the first day of CES 2021
There's nothing like sitting at your desk starting at 5 am (if you're on the West Coast) and strapping in for 10 hours of live-streamed and pre-recorded content from the largest consumer technology show in the world. But on Monday that's what Kevin … [Read more...]
Contribute to an app trying to stop IoT surveillance
I'm going to keep this article really short to help make up for the tome of an essay above, although the topic is related. This week, Carnegie Mellon released what it's calling the IoT Privacy Assistant app, which shows users the location of nearby … [Read more...]