On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Chris called in asking about Amazon's Sidewalk network. He wants to know if he can make his own devices that work with Sidewalk now. Since this low-range, wide-area network only went live last month, it's a … [Read more...]
With Tile deal Amazon’s Sidewalk network just became more interesting
Tile, the company that pioneered Bluetooth tracking tags, said its devices will work with Amazon's Sidewalk Network starting in July. The news is notable for two reasons. The first is that it expands Amazon's Sidewalk network considerably and the … [Read more...]
Podcast: CES and GE Lighting is betting on Cync
This week Kevin and I discuss Allegion's acquisition of Yonomi, and what that means for those of you using the cloud service or consumers using the app. We then turn to a mention of the rebranding of GE Lighting after its acquisition by Savant last … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 11, 2020
Siri and Google Assistant still aren’t speaking to Alexa: Last September, Amazon launched its Voice Interoperability Initiative, which aims to let customers "interact with multiple voice agents on a single device." At the time, 30 companies jumped on … [Read more...]
Inlo aims to build a presence platform for the smart home
When it comes to the smart home, we're still missing vital context about the location and identity of people in a room. A smart home system may recognize that people are at home thanks to a presence sensor on a Nest thermostat, or by tracking … [Read more...]