For the last few days, I've been testing the new Nest Doorbell and Nest Cam that were announced earlier this month. Both are unique for Nest gear because both have the option to run on battery power. This makes reviewing them somewhat of a challenge, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google decides Matter matters
This week's show focuses on news from Google I/O 2021 where it's clear the search giant is trying to build out a fairly open ecosystem based on the Matter protocol and WebRTC for audio and video streaming. Google also said it would use Wear OS for … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 16, 2021
Cloudflare is bringing ML to the edge with support for Nvidia and Google TensorFlow chips: I've long been a fan of how Cloudflare is trying to optimize its architecture for edge computing jobs with its Workers platform. And now the company will … [Read more...]
Podcast: Everything you need to know about Project CHIP
This week's show launches with a deep dive on Project Connected Home over IP after the Zigbee Alliance released many new details about the specification. We discuss when you can expect it, the devices you'll see, and the security model. Then we cover … [Read more...]
Logitech Circle View camera: Secure, wide-view and HomeKit friendly
Since having a positive recent experience reviewing the Logitech Circle View Doorbell, I’ve been anxiously awaiting a loaner Circle View Camera. This $159 HomeKit-compatible security camera arrived just over a week ago, and I’m nearly as impressed … [Read more...]