If I had a dollar for every time my wife asked me “what is that new….. tech box for?” I’d be a very rich man. “Tech box” is her generic for all of the hubs, gateways, bridges, access points, and -- more recently -- smart speakers I’ve installed at … [Read more...]
Why the smart home hub market is largely a two horse race
Recently on the IoT Podcast, we answered a listener question about which smart home hub we’d recommend that works with all of the major radio protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and Z-Wave. Essentially, Stacey and I came up with two and you won’t … [Read more...]
Samsung SmartThings Link for Nvidia Shield TV: Turn your set top box into a hub
At the tail end of last year, Stacey and I created a buying guide of smart home products. I added the Nvidia Shield TV to the list, which sounds odd since the device is an Android TV set top box. But the Shield TV gained Google Assistant integration … [Read more...]
Podcast: Mobile World Congress news and a deep dive into IOTA
The big news from this week has been Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Ring for $1 billion or more. Kevin and I explain the deal and share our concerns before turning to the issue of smarter cameras, including the recently reviewed Google Clip. From … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about machine learning at the edge
You can't hop on an earnings call or pick up a connected product these days without hearing something about AI or machine learning. But as much hype as there is, we are also on the verge of a change in computing that's as profound as the shift to … [Read more...]