We kick off this week’s show with an overview of the stories coming out of the Defcon security conference held this week in Las Vegas. Keeping security in mind, we talk about Amazon Web Services’ new cloud IoT security product, and Google’s lack of … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why did Apple join the Thread Group?
This week Kevin and I kick off the show with our thoughts on the future of hearables before explaining why we think Apple joined the Thread Group and what it means for future HomeKit products. From there we talked about a new report suggesting that … [Read more...]
GE slims down and Otis tries Alexa in elevators
This week on the show Kevin and I speculate what digital assets GE will sell and discuss the sad bankruptcy of French smart home company Sen.se. After hitting the sad news, we talked about the latest HomePod feature expected in iOS 12 and the fact … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi EasyMesh: The good, the bad and the ugly
I was initially excited earlier this week when I heard the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced EasyMesh, a mesh networking standard that promised to deliver “greater flexibility in device choice” for home networks. Now that the initial euphoria has faded, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Mozilla’s IoT Gateway and LoRa Roaming
There was a lot of smart home related news this week as Mozilla launched IoT gateway software, Apple’s HomePod reviews came out and Nest was folded into Google. Kevin and I discuss all of that, plus Netgear spinning out its Arlo home camera business, … [Read more...]