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Hiro uses IoT to bring a new form of home insurance to market

January 26, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Insurance companies have dabbled in the smart home for years, testing devices that might help prevent leaks, fires, and robberies, and even subsidizing them in some cases. But unlike the automotive industry, where companies have used connectivity to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Startups Tagged With: Hiro, Munich Re

Podcast: Google inches toward a smarter home

July 9, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

This week Kevin and I discuss the news from Google's smart home event, and what it means for the big players in the game, standards efforts, your television, and whether Amazon can compete without a smartphone when it comes to the smart home. From … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Apple, ARM, augury, Broadcom, google, homekit, Munich Re, Saar Yoskovitz, synaptics, Very

Podcast: Wyze Bulbs and the Echo Auto reviewed

July 11, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week Kevin and I spend more time reviewing gadgets than on news. First, we hit the latest update for Z-Wave which basically makes it easier to grab a new Z-wave device and get it on a network. Then we talk about vulnerabilities in medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Afero, alexa, Dell Technologies, Echo, google, ikea, Munich Re, Relayr, Wyze, z-wave

IoT news of the week for Sept. 7, 2018

September 7, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Industrial IoT platform Relayr acquired: Good news for those invested in the industrial IoT. Munich Re, an insurance firm, acquired Relayr for $300 million this week. Relayr helps industrial and enterprise clients connect their machines to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: adt, alexa, cortana, fitbit, google, KB Homes, Munich Re, Nanoleaf, Relayr, smart home, Xbox

Podcast: Alexa and Google are the real smart home standards

September 6, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week we learn more details about Lenovo's smart home line and talk about Amazon's new Alexa API for sensors and motion detectors. We touch on a combined router/smart speaker that has Kevin feeling vindicated and talk about the challenges new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: alexa, Auklet, google, IoTivity, Jabil, Lenovo, Locix, Munich Re, Netgear, OCF, Relayr, SAS, target, Tibco, Vikram Pavate

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