Signify exec says Hue bulbs won't have Thread: This entire article featuring Hue's George Yianni discussing plans for the upcoming Matter home interoperability standard is worth a read, but the most surprising tidbit was how Hue thinks about Thread. … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why there were 56 OT vulnerabilities this week
This week we cover the Ericsson mobility report that offers some stats on cellular IoT connections, including the surprising nugget that we won't see 4G/5G connections surpass 2G/3G connections until some time next year. Then we hit another report. … [Read more...]
Can PassiveLiFi make batteries for IoT obsolete?
I'm always on the lookout for technologies that helps reduce the use of batteries for the IoT. With that in mind, I'm bullish on energy-harvesting sensors and radios, and excited to see more investment in wireless power at a distance. So this week, I … [Read more...]
Podcast: Australia’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad surveillance law
We start this week’s show with a look at a new surveillance law passed in Australia that seemingly obliterates a lot of protections about how law enforcement officials can access data and what they can do with it. We also talk about a survey … [Read more...]
Podcast: The IoT gets a good idea and a bad idea
This week, news slowed down a bit so Kevin and I kick off the show talking about a connected manual device to physically press buttons or twist dials as needed to turn older appliances "smart." After praising that idea we panned Amazon's new soap … [Read more...]