Earlier this month, Andreessen Horowitz announced it was part of a $111 million investment in Helium. But the facts of the deal were a bit murky. The money from Andreessen was an investment in Helium Network Tokens (HNTs), not an investment in the … [Read more...]
Podcast: HomeKit and Home Assistant embrace Matter
We start this week's show with a quick update on Amazon's Sidewalk and then focused on the smart home news from Apple's WWDC event earlier this week. We're excited about third-party devices getting Siri support. We then cover the EU's thoughts on … [Read more...]
Planning to reject Amazon Sidewalk? Do it for the right reasons
[Get IoT analysis in your inbox. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter.] Wow. This week, the media went after Amazon's distributed IoT network with a vengeance. Both the mainstream news and the tech press came out in force to recommend that people opt … [Read more...]
With Tile deal Amazon’s Sidewalk network just became more interesting
Tile, the company that pioneered Bluetooth tracking tags, said its devices will work with Amazon's Sidewalk Network starting in July. The news is notable for two reasons. The first is that it expands Amazon's Sidewalk network considerably and the … [Read more...]
You’ve got mail! The Ring Mailbox sensor reviewed
In September, Amazon launched several new devices and provided more information about its low-power wide-area network called Sidewalk. Amid the crush of news was the announcement of a mailbox sensor made by Amazon's Ring security business. The sensor … [Read more...]