On our most recent IoT Podcast, Marty called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about smart irrigation products. He's looking for a multi-zone solution, preferably with HomeKit support, as well as a smart timer to go with it. There are a few … [Read more...]
Podcast: A look at Arm’s new vision for computing
Om Malik takes Kevin's place this week as my co-host and also doubles as my guest. Malik is my former boss at GigaOm, is currently a partner at True Ventures, and writes thoughtfully about technology on his own blog. We start the show focused on … [Read more...]
How to create a wildlife deterrent for your lawn with a smart sprinkler
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Dwight called in with an interesting question: He’s looking for a way to use some type of motion detection to automatically enable smart water sprinklers to deter deer, rabbits and other animals from feasting on his … [Read more...]
Drip, drip: How to make a water spigot smart
On the most recent IoT Podcast episode, Ed called into our voicemail hotline looking for a way to add some smarts to an outdoor water spigot. Ed has an outdoor drip irrigation system that he wants to add automation to through the spigot. This would … [Read more...]
What smart home products can monitor soil moisture for a garden?
While we focus mainly on the inside of smart homes, our IoT Podcast Hotline got a call this week about the outside. Jeff left us a message explaining that his parents want to start a garden and he's looking for a smart product that tells them when to … [Read more...]