I'm in Austin this week, for Silicon Labs' Works With event, and while there I hosted a panel that provided a good sense of what is going to happen with the Matter smart home interoperability protocol. I think Kevin is a bit more optimistic than I … [Read more...]
Allegion Ventures creates $100 million fund
Allegion has created a second venture fund with $100 million in capital to invest in IoT-related startups. The company, which is the parent of Schlage branded locks, plans to continue investing in software startups that provide cybersecurity and … [Read more...]
Podcast: The IoT gets a good idea and a bad idea
This week, news slowed down a bit so Kevin and I kick off the show talking about a connected manual device to physically press buttons or twist dials as needed to turn older appliances "smart." After praising that idea we panned Amazon's new soap … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s Halo health push and more Matter
Any Amazon Halo subscriber can try Amazon's Movement Health service now, so Kevin and I explain what it is and what Amazon's decisions around the Halo fitness tracker signal about the company's interest in healthcare. We then cover the good news that … [Read more...]
Mapped wants to build an API for digital twins
I didn't start this week's newsletter planning to write two stories on smart building systems, but here we are. A few weeks ago, a startup called Mapped launched and announced the $3 million in funding it had raised back in February of 2020. Mapped's … [Read more...]