This week's show kicks off with a surprising revelation from Kevin, who has decided to swap out his smart home platform. He explains his choice, which also may represent a theme of sorts, as we see more and more high-end smart home hubs hit the … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Dec. 23, 2022
Rockwell Automation signs a partnership to work on industrial IoT in Saudi Arabia: Rockwell Automation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Internet of Things Technologies Company, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment … [Read more...]
With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?
This hasn't been a good week for the smart home as yet another connected device service seems to have disappeared. It appears anyone using Insteon products has faced a dead-end as the company's cloud service has gone silent. So too has the company up … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 1, 2020
Sigfox's problem is IoT's problem: This profile on the trials of 10-year-old Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) provider Sigfox is a lovely little microcosm of the overall trials of the internet of things. After so much hype, the reality of fewer … [Read more...]
HOOBS promises a HomeKit home with non-HomeKit devices. Does it deliver?
Over the holidays, I've been testing and using HOOBS, a pre-built smart home server that runs the open-source Homebridge software. HOOBS, which stands for Homebridge out of the box, is $169 and is comprised of a RaspberryPi with an included SD card … [Read more...]