Our focus is on the Matter smart home interoperability protocol this week, specifically some of the security requirements that will be associated with the standard. I moderated a panel on Tuesday where we learned a lot about plans for security, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Smart cities and smart fridges galore
Welcome to the weekly podcast! We're moving Black Friday to October thanks to chip shortages and shipping delays. Meanwhile, Amazon is working on a smart fridge, Google is trying to use a $10 monthly subscription and Nest thermostats to help people … [Read more...]
Podcast: Stick with Sidewalk, y’all
This week's show is going to get controversial with a discussion of Amazon's Sidewalk. Kevin is out on vacation this week, so my friend Chris Albrect of The Spoon is here to co-host. We start with a rundown on why I think you should participate in … [Read more...]
Podcast: Everything from CES 2021 and a bit about LoRa
This week's show is mostly about CES 2021, starting with an array of interesting devices that were launched. We covered a lot of them here, but we also mentioned a $3,000 pet door, an energy harvesting NB-IoT modem demonstration, and Kevin's take on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Does your smart house need a mouse?
This week on the show Kevin and I start with a speculative Google project dubbed the "house mouse" by researchers at Google's ATAP group. Then we cover a bit on Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit, Amazon's new smart cart, Amazon's developer … [Read more...]