Home Assistant tries with a new hub: The campaign for Home Assistant Amber is now live. For $149, customers can buy a Raspberry Pi computer that is pre-loaded with Home Assistant's software and several radios including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 13, 2021
Hologram gets $65M for IoT connectivity: Hologram is a seven-year-old company that provides cellular connectivity and management tools to IoT customers. The company just raised $65 million in a round led by Tiger Global. It brings the total funding … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google decides Matter matters
This week's show focuses on news from Google I/O 2021 where it's clear the search giant is trying to build out a fairly open ecosystem based on the Matter protocol and WebRTC for audio and video streaming. Google also said it would use Wear OS for … [Read more...]
Podcast: Apple’s AirTags and greener devices
The week's Apple event is the star of the podcast, with Kevin and I spending time noting a smart use of iPhone sensors with the new Apple TV 4K. We then discuss the AirTags tech, the implications for consumers, frustrated competitors, and the things … [Read more...]
Podcast: Wi-Fi 6 for IoT and water plant security
This week's podcast starts off with the launch of the Tuya Wi-Fi 6 modules, which will bring features of Wi-Fi 6 to IoT devices. Keeping on the Wi-Fi theme, we also discuss the new Shelly Wi-Fi motion sensor. We then talk about the new Raspberry Pi … [Read more...]
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