Actility acquires startup to shrink data sent over LPWAN networks: Actility has acquired a startup called Acklio, which makes a technology used to compress the data used to send data on LoRa networks. Acklio's technology compresses the IP header that … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 16, 2023
Hey Disney, are you in my Alexa? Amazon and Disney announced a partnership for the former company’s Amazon Echo devices and this week, we see, or rather hear, about the deal. You can now say “Hey, Disney!” to a supported Alexa smart speaker thanks to … [Read more...]
A look at DeviceScript, Microsoft’s modern IoT coding language
Microsoft last month introduced DeviceScript, a sub-set of the company's TypeScript programming language, specifically for the IoT. DeviceScript apps are meant to bring a more modern coding approach to small connected devices that run on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why is the smart home still so terrible?
This week's show is full of both good news and bad news, starting with Google apparently dropping software update support for third-party smart displays. We question Google's commitment to the smart home, even though the good news from Google is that … [Read more...]
Taking a look at Home Assistant in 2023: Simpler and more capable
Although I settled on Apple HomeKit to run my smart home back in 2021, I have tried most of the major smart home platforms. And in 2020, one of those was Home Assistant, the free, open-source software that integrates with thousands of devices and … [Read more...]
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