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APIs are both a bridge and battlefield in the IoT era

March 12, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: API, Athenahealth, google, iot, Kin Lane, smart home, spotify

What Xively brings to Google’s IoT toolbox: Experience, customers and speed

February 16, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: google, iot, Xively

Why the IoT and my smart home have me using a phone less and less

February 1, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon Echo, digital assistants, Google Asssitant, iot, Siri, smart home, smartphone, voice, wearables

How to create ambient notifications with Python and a smart bulb

January 29, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: APIs, iot, LIFX, notifications, programming, python, smart bulbs, smart home

Making Las Vegas a Smart City

November 20, 2017 by andrew 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Google AI, internet of things, iot, las vegas, smart cities, smart home, smart locks, SmartThings, Wink Lookout

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