It's that time of year again, when people's thoughts turn toward gift giving. Or maybe gift getting. To help our readers out, Kevin and I have chosen a select number of connected products aimed at mainstream consumers, engineers, and even your … [Read more...]
How to trigger custom Alexa notifications from a smart home event
On this week's IoT Podcast, we got a great voicemail question from Keith. He wants to know if an Amazon Echo can notify him of external events based on other smart devices in his home. For example, if a webcam sees movement, can Alexa tell … [Read more...]
The internet of things is becoming a surveillance tool
Whenever I'm away from home, in the morning I like to check in on my family by looking at the doorbell camera where I can see them leave for work and school. In the evening, I can generally tell if my daughter is upstairs in her room based on the … [Read more...]
Podcast: ARM’s new architecture and Anki’s adorable robot
This week’s podcast kicks off with a deep dive into the news shared at ARM’s TechCon event happening in Santa Clara, Calif. We talk about ARM’s new architecture, move on to Facebook’s privacy fudge and then spend a lot of time discussing the UK’s new … [Read more...]
Google Home Hub is all about simplifying the smart home experience
In March I said I wanted Google to make a smart home hub. Now, Google has one. But the Google Home Hub isn’t the hub I wanted. That’s OK because Google is attempting to make the smart home experience easier instead of trying to cram in more radios to … [Read more...]
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