One of the most exciting features of the internet of things is its ability to make the invisible, visible. That has huge implications for climate change, and for protecting the environment and people's health. At the same time, IoT is also a growing … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan 22, 2021
Sharing is caring: Data sharing is being used to help stop rhino poaching, create a supply chain for sustainable plastics, track the spread of COVID-19, and even determine where to rebuild homes after natural disasters. In my most recent IoT Podcast, … [Read more...]
How to think about your designs if you want to dump batteries
In the last few years, I've seen several startups advance their efforts to make well-functioning energy-harvesting chips for real-world applications. And this week, at an event, I watched an employee of chip maker Renesas share how it's bringing its … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 11, 2020
Siri and Google Assistant still aren’t speaking to Alexa: Last September, Amazon launched its Voice Interoperability Initiative, which aims to let customers "interact with multiple voice agents on a single device." At the time, 30 companies jumped on … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 21, 2020
Semtech is working with Amazon to bring LoRa to more places: Semtech, the chip company that makes LoRa radios, has signed a deal that lets it offer pre-packaged sensors that work on a LoRa network and will connect back to Amazon's AWS cloud. Semtech … [Read more...]