5G is real! This week the wireless industry took a big step forward in preparing for 5G. The cellular radio standards organization, 3GPP ratified the Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) specification for what will form the basis of commercial 5G … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for Oct 20, 2017
Samsung takes steps toward making its IoT vision real: In 2015 I sat in a CES hall listening to the head of Samsung describe his vision of a connected world where all devices worked together. This was after Samsung had purchased SmartThings, which … [Read more...]
Internet of Things Podcast: KRACK and a River of Sensors
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel discuss the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability. Kevin reviews the Sonos One (see full review here) and Stacey talks about her success with getting Alexa to tell different voices … [Read more...]
This is a smart fridge I can get behind
The smart fridge has been a trope of technology writing for at least a decade. While most companies pursued this idea by popping a computer on the door (Hello Samsung Family Hub) Kenmore has taken the more sensible route. Its latest smart fridge … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 13, 2017
Brilliant Home Technology nabs $21M in additional funding: After raising an initial $3M from SV Tech Ventures, The Box Group, and Miramar Ventures, smart lighting company Brilliant announced a $21M Series A round of funding this week. This round was … [Read more...]