Early this month, the Amazon-owned company Blink introduced a new wired smart security camera called the Blink Mini. The $35 cloud-connected camera is a shot across the bow of Wyze, which offers two lower-priced Wi-Fi cameras and local storage … [Read more...]
Podcast: How to make the electric grid more like the internet
This week Kevin and I dig into two sets of best practices for privacy and data collection relating to track-and-trace programs enacted on our devices. One is from Microsoft, and the other is from MIT. We also talk about Ring asking users if they want … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 10, 2020
Cisco acquires Fluidmesh for super-fast IoT networks: This week, Cisco said it had acquired New York-based Fluidmesh Networks, which makes a wireless backhaul technology that can deliver packets from devices moving at more than 300 km/h (186 mph). … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lights out for first-gen Hue hubs and Lightify
This week's show starts off with Kevin and me explaining exactly what's happening with the death of the first-gen Philips Hue hubs (which we mentioned way back in November) and the death of the cloud servers powering OSRAM's Lightify products. We … [Read more...]
It’s time for smart home devices to have local failover options during cloud outages
Earlier this week, a Nest outage lasted for 17 hours. Nest cameras didn't capture any video footage during that time. This downtime was likely a minor inconvenience, in most cases, if it was noticed at all. But for others who experienced some type of … [Read more...]
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