Application programming interfaces, or APIs, have become the currency of the digital era. They are the link between devices, web sites, and services and as such, can have an outsized effect on your user experience. As a case in point, consider my … [Read more...]
What Xively brings to Google’s IoT toolbox: Experience, customers and speed
Some folks are scratching their heads over Google’s intent to spend $50M to purchase Xively from LogMeIn. I’m not one of those folks because Xively quickly gives Google a few things that it's lacking in this market. It was just a few podcast … [Read more...]
Why the IoT and my smart home have me using a phone less and less
Over the past few years in various conversations, Stacey has told me she doesn’t carry her phone around at home. Ludicrous, I say! At least that’s what I used to say. It turns out that the smart home and IoT now has me doing the same thing: As I add … [Read more...]
How to create ambient notifications with Python and a smart bulb
Ever since mentioning my latest little coding project on the IoT Podcast, I’ve heard from a number of folks asking me how I did it. In case you missed it, I have a small Python app that checks the percentage gain or loss of a cryptocoin every two … [Read more...]
Making Las Vegas a Smart City
This week on The Internet of Things Podcast, host Stacey Higginbotham speaks with Michael Sherwood, Director of Technology and Innovation City of Las Vegas, about plans for a traffic light that detects pollution and can send cars along before it … [Read more...]