This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion's acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn to a mention of the rebranding of GE Lighting after its acquisition by Savant last … [Read more...]
Savant details its plans for GE Lighting
GE Lighting, which was acquired by high-end smart home integrator Savant last summer, is launching new products, a new app, and a new brand at CES this year. The GE Lighting brand, which entered the smart home with the C by GE brand, will now be … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 17, 2020
ST Micro buys two wireless companies for its microcontroller biz: STMicroelectronics, a chip giant that makes several microcontrollers popular for the IoT, has purchased two companies specializing in different wireless radios. STMicro said it … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 29, 2020
Savant's GE Lighting buy is a big deal: We discussed this deal on the podcast, but The Wall Street Journal puts the price of GE's lighting business at around $250 million, which is much less than what GE had hoped for. The sale gets GE out of the … [Read more...]
Podcast: Wink is a bad boyfriend and what about Wi-Fi HaLow?
This week's show starts off with Wink's new pricing plan (although it feels less like a plan and more like watching a toddler trying to chase a soccer ball.) After that, we talk about Wemo's decision to address a known security issue by pushing users … [Read more...]