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IoT news of the week for Sept. 2, 2022

September 2, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Hello Kitty, meet Raspberry Pi: There’s yet another use for the inexpensive Raspberry Pi compute board. And you’re not likely to guess it, so I’ll just tell you: Someone made a cat doorbell using a Pi. No, the cat doesn’t press a button or show up on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, data privacy, drones, EFF, health tracking, intel, location, LoRaWAN, Miromicro, Otonomo, raspberry pi, Ring, satellite, virtual reality, Withings, Wyld

Google ATAP has a blueprint for ambient computing

August 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

This story was first published in the Aug. 19 issue of my weekly newsletter.  If you live in a smart home, how do you interact with it? Chances are you do so in one of two ways: Either you speak to a voice assistant or you tap around on a mobile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Ambient Computing, google, Intent, location, presence, Project Soli, RF, smart home, ultra wideband, UWB

I’ve seen the future of the UWB smart home and I want it now

December 15, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

Imagine using a single app to control everything in your smart home. I don't mean the apps of today which show your devices in groups or rooms. I'm talking about a context-aware interface that intelligently surfaces a specific device, and its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, ARKit, augmented reality, bluetooth, iOS, location, microlocation, presence, smart home, ultra wideband, UWB

Apple AirTags review: Find My network and UWB make them top notch

May 5, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Apple AirTags

Bluetooth trackers that attach to easily lost objects are nothing new. They’ve been around for at least eight years now. But technologies change and mature: Bluetooth is fine but Ultra WideBand (UWB) radios can deliver more precise location … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: AirTags, Apple, bluetooth, location, microlocation, ultra wideband, UWB

How to track and communicate with your child who doesn’t have a traditional phone

January 4, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Pete called in with a great question to our voicemail hotline. Pete's family uses Google Fi on Android devices. He has a child that he doesn't feel is quite old enough to have a phone yet. However, Pete would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: geofencing, Google Fi, GPS, kids, location, parents, Relay, Republic Wireless, smartwatch

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