Whenever I'm away from home, in the morning I like to check in on my family by looking at the doorbell camera where I can see them leave for work and school. In the evening, I can generally tell if my daughter is upstairs in her room based on the … [Read more...]
Podcast: IFA news and bringing extreme wattage to your kitchen
This week in Germany, the IFA trade show is the place to be. Unfortunately Kevin and I aren’t there, but we share a lot of the news that came out from the first half of the show. This includes smart speakers at the high end and lower … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 10, 2018
Anki’s inexpensive robot is crammed with smarts: Normally I wouldn’t expect much from a $250 robot, so I’m super impressed by the new Anki Vector. Aside from keeping the cute, emotion-based interactions from its prior robot, Cozmo, with Vector, Anki … [Read more...]
Podcast: Smart stents, surveillance tech and Alexa-powered faucets
This week’s episode begins on a grim note, as Kevin and I discuss the New York Times’ story about how smart home gadgets can become another point of control in abusive relationships. From there we touch on the new Wi-Fi WPA3 security standard and … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 27, 2018
Google loses $621 million on Nest in 2017: Alphabet announced its quarterly results this week, and due to Nest moving from Alphabet back into Google this past February, the company restated its Nest financials for 2017. They were not good. Revenues … [Read more...]