Bosch opened a fully connected chip-making plant: Bosch, an industrial giant that also makes specialty sensors and chips for automotive and industrial use cases, has opened a new 300 millimeter chip-making plant in Dresden, Germany. Bosch made a big … [Read more...]
WWDC 2021: What Apple’s HomeKit strategy means for the smart home
Like many others, I watched Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote on Monday. Unlike most of those viewers though, I was impatient for any HomeKit news. It was worth the wait until late in the keynote to hear about HomeKit because Apple is pushing forward with … [Read more...]
Podcast: Stick with Sidewalk, y’all
This week's show is going to get controversial with a discussion of Amazon's Sidewalk. Kevin is out on vacation this week, so my friend Chris Albrect of The Spoon is here to co-host. We start with a rundown on why I think you should participate in … [Read more...]
Should you sell all of your smart home gear to get ready for Matter?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Josh called in to the voicemail hotline with a Matter question. He’s moving to a new home soon and has already packed up his smart home gear. That includes Insteon lighting products, Z-Wave devices, and a … [Read more...]
A deep dive into Google I/O’s smart home news
Google's developer conference this week largely focused on cool machine learning demos, and for the most part, the various presentations felt a little disjointed from any cohesive whole. But for people who care about the smart home, Google's smart … [Read more...]