In the wake of Google saying last week that it would kill its Works with Nest program (a decision that has now been somewhat mitigated), I checked in with IFTTT, a company that suddenly seemed like its days were numbered. I spoke with Linden … [Read more...]
Podcast: What Google killing Works with Nest means
This week's show is a long one, thanks to both Google I/O and Microsoft Build happening this week. We kick off with news from I/O about local processing and gesture controls before digging deep into what it means that Google is killing its Works with … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 3, 2019
Organ transfer by drone: Societies are still figuring out the logistics associated with drone delivery. They are noisy, there's not always a good place for them to land, and they may not be the most cost-effective or reliable option available. … [Read more...]
What I learned moving from my smart home to an apartment
Man, am I tired. I just finished the first stage of our two-stage move to Seattle, and am newly appreciative of the adage that the last 10% of your stuff takes the longest to pack. For the smart home, I would add a new universal truth: … [Read more...]
We need a standards-based solution for smart home device and automation backups
News this week of Comcast shutting down Stringify has surely upset the service's user base. Granted it's a small group of affected users - Stringify had 100,000+ downloads in the Google Play Store compared to more than 5 million IFTTT installs, for … [Read more...]
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