This week Kevin and I lamented about the future state of Wink. Its status is almost dead. We also discussed Apple's renewed interest in the smart home, Google's rumored interest in Fitbit and Microsoft's certain interest in improving its credentials … [Read more...]
Podcast: ARM’s big move and the future of food
In this week's episode, we start off with speculation about wearables and why we might put the internet of things into clothing. From there we speculate on whether IoT is the new asbestos. I did this show from ARM's annual tech conference, where I … [Read more...]
How to use smart devices to track tools and other items you’ve loaned out
On the most recent IoT Podcast episode, we tackled a question that Richard asked us on our voicemail hotline. Richard lends tools out to his friends and wants some digital method to electronically tag and track those tools. We might be … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google’s Nest exec isn’t into smart homes
This week's show kicks off with Kevin and I discussing how Google's head of IoT isn't a believer in the smart home. Except he is. He just calls it something else, and we explain his rationale for doing so. We also explain why I am so excited about … [Read more...]
The location market is about to heat the heck up!
A few months ago, I happened to purchase a bag with a device in it that allowed me to "connect" to the bag using an app on my phone. I was super excited until I realized that the connectivity offered me nothing but a behind-the-scenes look at the … [Read more...]