On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from our podcast hotline asking about replacing an old X10 switch. The caller said the X10 switch isn't working with new LED bulbs due to the lower voltage and he needs a replacement switch. … [Read more...]
Podcast: More CES trends including wireless power
Want to bring an IoT company back from the dead? Or understand the technical and business challenges associated with building an IoT product? Then this story by Kevin Chung is for you. Kevin and I have left CES 2023 behind, but we had plenty of of … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 24, 2022
Because we had sun in PNW I went on a hike and forgot to publish the news last week, so here it is. Johnson Controls and Accenture team up for smart buildings: This week Johnson Controls said it would work with Accenture to operate two new … [Read more...]
Podcast: How to build the infrastructure for public tech
This week's show kicks off with research suggesting Amazon uses data from Alexa devices to advertise its own products, and that Amazon is selling some of the insights derived from Alexa requests to third parties. This is disturbing, but so is John … [Read more...]
Resiliency and electrification will drive smart energy
After years of lackluster starts in what I think of as the internet of electricity, we might be at an inflection point thanks to the very real perils of climate change. For at least a decade, companies and energy experts have envisioned a future … [Read more...]