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Google Pixel Tablet: A great tablet, a so-so smart home device

June 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

When the Google Pixel Tablet was announced, I was intrigued by the tablet but excited by the dock. From a smart home perspective, this combination appeared to be nirvana. It’s two products in one: A tablet and a smart display/speaker, right? Sort of. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Android, google, Google Pixel Tablet, Nest Hub, Pixel Tablet, smart displays, smart home, smart speakers

Project Soli: a fading Ripple in the IoT waters?

January 12, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Project Soli and Pixel 4

Google’s Project Soli, the use of small radar sensors in devices, officially launched in 2015. And in six years, we’ve seen few products that actually use it. Now, Google has helped create an open-source API effort for the Soli technology called … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: APIs, gestures, google, Motion Sense, Nest Hub, open source, Pixel 4, Project Soli, Radar

Even the FCC agrees: 60 GHz radar is big for the Internet of Things

July 14, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Last month, Amazon was quietly granted a waiver by the FCC to use 60 GHz frequencies in devices to provide radar-like features in fixed devices. This follows a similar waiver for Google’s Project Soli in 2018 as well as several other approvals for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: AirTags, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Apple, CarKey, google, IIoT, industrial internet of things, Nest Hub, Project Soli, ultra wideband, UWB

Amazon Alexa vs Google Home: Should you switch?

May 4, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Gene called in as a relatively new listener to our show. He left a voicemail on the IoT Podcast Hotline noting that he uses four Echo Dots and the Amazon Alexa mobile app to control his smart home.  However, Gene … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, C by GE, digital assistant, Echo Dot, google, homekit, Lightify, Nest Hub, Nest Mini, smart home, smart switches, TP-Link

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