Vivint, which provides monitored security, says it plans to go public through a reverse merger with a Softbank-backed shell corporation. According to the company, most of the money raised through the deal will go to pay down debt. Though a little … [Read more...]
What happens when your smart home data is used against you?
By now, you’ve probably heard about China’s Social Credit scoring system. It combines facial recognition technology with all sorts of personal data to determine if you’re a good citizen. Jaywalk, for example, and you’ll be fined in under a minute, … [Read more...]
Is your smart home strategy for DIYers or pros?
Over the last few weeks I've been thinking about the smart home, mostly because I still haven't connected very many devices in my new place and feel somewhat guilty about it. But the launch this week of a new product from water monitoring company … [Read more...]
Google Nest Home account migration: It shouldn’t be this hard
Back in May, Google announced that all Nest accounts will eventually be migrated to Google accounts. Fast forward to present day and “eventually” is now here: This week Google made the account migration path available, although it’s not yet a … [Read more...]
There are 3 different versions of the IoT
We talk about the IoT like it's a monolithic thing, but I've realized that in my head I often break it down into three different components, each with different characteristics. There's consumer IoT, enterprise IoT, and industrial IoT. I suspect many … [Read more...]
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