This week's show was recorded a few hours before the annual Google I/O event so we didn't discuss the new Pixel Watch, but we do discuss Google's thoughts on the Matter smart home standard from an article in The Verge, which Kevin also tied to a … [Read more...]
Podcast: Smart homes in the metaverse
What happens when the smart home meets the metaverse? We talk about the potential for better user interfaces and home mapping if we build digital twins of the home in a metaverse, while also discussing the potential of UWB to expand the amount of … [Read more...]
Podcast: Three IoT acquisitions and the infrastructure bill
This week's show focuses on three big deals happening in the IoT sector and a meaty enterprise IoT report. First up, we discuss ADT buying SunPro Solar for $825 million, which represents yet another deal bringing energy management to the smart home. … [Read more...]
Podcast: Energy harvesting sensors are finally real
This week's show kicks off with news from many of the big smart home players offering their plans for the Matter smart home protocol. First, we discuss Google's plans, before focusing on Samsung's latest announcements and then a surprise update from … [Read more...]
Satellite IoT dreams are crashing into reality
Several IoT startups that have built business plans around combined terrestrial and satellite networks have given up on the satellite portion of their dreams. Most recently, Hiber, a European satellite IoT provider, said this week that it will … [Read more...]