Latch's deal for Jamie Siminoff’s startup is a $20M acqui-hire: This week, Latch acquired Honest Day's Work, a stealthy startup founded by Jamie Siminoff. Siminoff, who founded Ring and then sold it to Amazon in 2018, will become the CEO of Latch … [Read more...]
NTT envisions a “greener” IoT sensor
This story was originally published in my Oct. 14 weekly IoT newsletter. One of the larger challenges associated with the internet of things is e-waste. Every sensor deployed into the world has a cache of heavy, rare metals and hard-to-recycle … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 18, 2022
Eve's smart blinds are quiet and Thread compatible: Kevin reviewed the new Eve blinds that work with HomeKit and use Thread for connectivity. The Eve blinds join a rush of smart window covering options such as those from IKEA, Lutron, and Somfy. … [Read more...]