In the last five years, we've moved from home Wi-Fi being part of a residential broadband subscription to paying extra for managed Wi-Fi from our ISP or as part of an add-on provided by a retail router maker. As Wi-Fi's importance has shifted, in … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why your IoT device shipments are delayed
We're really excited about radar in this week's episode, so we discuss Ring's new doorbell that added it for motion detection and Apple's patent that plans to use radar for detecting vital signs. We also talk about radar being a feature that Plume … [Read more...]
Thread 101: What you need to know about this smart home protocol in 2021
Can you believe the Thread standard as we know it has been around since 2014? It’s true: It was just six months after Google purchased it that Nest worked with ARM, Samsung, and a handful of other companies to propose the Thread protocol. … [Read more...]
Alexa, stop spamming me. Hey Google, you too.
A few weeks ago, my Amazon and Google smart speakers became a lot chattier. After responding to my requests for information, each would offer additional, unrelated information as an aside. Using the phrase "by the way" or "as a side note," both … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 19, 2021
This DARPA research on IoT security offers some home: DARPA, the defense departments research group, launched a hacking competition last year and the results are better than one might think. Hackers tried to attack a secure IoT chip developed through … [Read more...]
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