Over the last few weeks I've been thinking about the smart home, mostly because I still haven't connected very many devices in my new place and feel somewhat guilty about it. But the launch this week of a new product from water monitoring company … [Read more...]
Podcast: Which IoT satellite efforts will fail?
This week I get excited about a new home water monitoring product from Phyn while Kevin migrated his Nest account over to a Google account. We also discussed the creation of IKEA's new Home Smart business unit and Amazon's dream of putting Alexa in … [Read more...]
Podcast: Your smart home data will lead to cheaper insurance
This week Kevin and I continue discussing the fall out from Google killing the Works with Nest program. We discuss alternative devices for those who want to replace their Nest devices. Next, we go into the Amazon Alexa updates that add the Guard … [Read more...]
Leak detection: 4 startups worried about water
Leak detection sensors have been around for years, but most have limited sensing capability. If the sensor isn’t where the puddle is, the leak goes undetected. Some leak sensors have tried to address this with corded “tails” that extend beyond the … [Read more...]
Where are they now? Thington, Phyn and Deako
Instead of focusing on a single startup this week, I thought I'd offer an update on several I've covered in the past, starting with some sad news on Thington. This startup, which launched last October, was developing a user interface for the smart … [Read more...]