This week Kevin and I spend a chunk of the podcast discussing the end of Stringify and the other options available to users. We also talk about the need for an easy way to transfer automations from one system to another. After that, we tackle … [Read more...]
Podcast: IKEA’s smart home arrives in August
Kevin was out of town this week, so I co-hosted the podcast with my former colleague Chris Albrecht, who is managing editor at the Spoon, a foodtech site and the head of the Articulate conference all about kitchen robots. We start the show with news … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for January 12, 2019
Here comes Tretur, Ikea's relatively inexpensive smart blinds: After rumors, hints, and leaks, Ikea's smart blinds are finally a real thing. Dubbed Tretur, these shades will cost between $113 and $181, depending on window size, when they arrive on … [Read more...]
Can a pricey smart blind retrofit take on IKEA’s new shades?
Toronto-based Axis has built a retrofit to make your window coverings smart. The product is a motorized box around which you loop your shade or blind cord. From there, the motor pulls the cord to raise or lower the shade. It can also … [Read more...]
Podcast: Inside Calgary’s sensor network
This week we tackle a bunch of device news, the rebranding of TrackR, the end of ARM's Cordio Bluetooth IP and Nokia's latest data on IoT botnets. We also ask what y'all think about network security devices and services for the connected home. We … [Read more...]