This week, I was sitting in a coffeeshop/bakery right after it opened, observing the staff set out the pastries and stack merchandise around the store. I also watched the manager, as part of the morning make-ready, wave a thermometer around the … [Read more...]
Podcast: New Wi-Fi standards and robots
The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a new standard for mesh networks, and Kevin and I are on top of it, discussing what it means, who’s participating, and whether or not it matters. We then tackle Sigfox’s new sensorand network in a box offering before … [Read more...]
Podcast: Everything IoT from Microsoft Build and Google I/O
This week was a big one in the tech ecosystem with Microsoft and Google both hosting their big developer conferences. Microsoft’s featured a lot more IoT. Google shared a few updates for its Google Home and, prior to the show, made its Android Things … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for the week of March 23, 2018
A lights-out construction site? One of the cited goals of better AI and connectivity is factories that can operate without people inside. Such "lights out" operations won't need heating, cooling or — you guessed it — lights. But a Californian startup … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lennar’s smart home and why it dumped Apple HomeKit
Like the rest of the tech media, Kevin and I kick off the show with a discussion about data collection and privacy in light of the allegations against Cambridge Analytica. We also talk about smart home lock in, Alexa's new "brief" mode, shopping on … [Read more...]