This week we learned a bit more about streaming provider Roku's plans to build a smart home operating system. This is in addition to all of the new smart home devices the company has developed using Wyze hardware. Because Kevin Tofel is on vacation, … [Read more...]
Podcast: The Pixel tablet is a smart home let down
Google launched a new tablet and dock at the Google I/O event Wednesday, and Kevin and I share our thoughts on how it might fit in with a smart home. Will it replace your Nest Smart Displays? We also share some of the updates expected in the new … [Read more...]
Ting is building out an IoT network to monitor the public grid
Whisker Labs, the company behind the Ting sensor that plugs into homes and monitors for electrical faults to prevent fires, has expanded its network of residential sensors to the point where it can now start offering insights to utilities about the … [Read more...]
Pepper acquires Notion for connected insurance play
Pepper IoT, a company that provides applications and back-end services for other businesses to build IoT platforms or devices, has acquired Notion, a company that provides insurance companies services and sensors designed to mitigate claims. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 14, 2022
Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz built up a relationship in the cloud: Microsoft wants to be the IT side of any IT-OT convergences, and a new deal with Mercedes-Benz shows how it has built infrastructure to bring plant data into IT environments for … [Read more...]