This week we continue our discussion of the coronavirus, because a week later, things are still getting canceled. Plus, Kevin shares some tips for having your smart home help you avoid infection. We then continue our case against Telnet with a report … [Read more...]
Podcast: Smart cities, Ring, and the new surveillance state
On this week's show, privacy was a big theme beginning with our conversation about Ring's sharing of certain user data with third-party tracking sites, a plea from 40 organizations for the U.S. to stop using facial recognition technology, and a new … [Read more...]
Semtech wants to bring LoRa to the smart home
Semtech, the company making chips for the LoRa radio standard, has released a version of its radio and software for the smart home. The standard focuses on the edge nodes of a network — the individual sensors and devices — and complements the earlier … [Read more...]
Podcast: Bricks, CHIP and Wi-Fi 6
Kevin and I start the show with our takes on Sonos deciding to stop updating older speakers and stereo components. We broaden the conversation to include Under Armor killing its UA gear and Charter/Spectrum's decision to stop supporting smart home … [Read more...]
Podcast: Here’s what people at CES said about CHIP
This week's show was dedicated to a wrap up of CES 2020. Kevin and I shared how the show has changed in the last 15 years, talked about technology for Boomers, the Withings ScanWatch and ran through several new maker boards. We covered the $2 Wemos … [Read more...]