Attention coffee shop browsers, Wi-Fi may get better: The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a new certification called Enhanced Open that basically enables public Wi-Fi networks to allow people to browse securely without signing in. The tech is based on … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 25, 2018
Siemens snaps up Enlighted: Possibly to counter Osram’s 2017 purchase of Digital Lumens, Siemens is acquiring Enlighted for an undisclosed amount. Enlighted supplies smart IoT systems for business, but the company’s core products are its lighting … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 30, 2018
Common sense IoT security principles drafted in the UK: Most of these may sound familiar to you since we’ve suggested them time and again on the podcast, but it’s nice to see some formalization. The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & … [Read more...]
Samsung SmartThings Link for Nvidia Shield TV: Turn your set top box into a hub
At the tail end of last year, Stacey and I created a buying guide of smart home products. I added the Nvidia Shield TV to the list, which sounds odd since the device is an Android TV set top box. But the Shield TV gained Google Assistant integration … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about machine learning at the edge
You can't hop on an earnings call or pick up a connected product these days without hearing something about AI or machine learning. But as much hype as there is, we are also on the verge of a change in computing that's as profound as the shift to … [Read more...]