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Why smart glasses are on the cusp of being a gamechanger

September 13, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

It's hard to believe that Google Glass debuted nearly a decade ago. I was one of the early "Glass Explorers," which is a far kinder name than the other ones that were used to describe people like me at the time. Google Glass both ushered in the smart … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, beamforming, google, Hearables, Meta, smart glasses, smart home, UWB

Why the once exciting smart home is now boring

August 24, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

During a long trail walk this weekend, my wife asked me, "What's new in the smart home these days?" I took at least 20 steps in silence before answering her, saying, "Not much, to be honest. It's kind of... boring." Oh, I know that Matter will soon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, bluetooth, connected cameras, Insteon, Matter, smart bulbs, smart home, smart speakers, ultra wideband, UWB, voice assistant, WiFi, X10

Google ATAP has a blueprint for ambient computing

August 22, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

This story was first published in the Aug. 19 issue of my weekly newsletter.  If you live in a smart home, how do you interact with it? Chances are you do so in one of two ways: Either you speak to a voice assistant or you tap around on a mobile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Ambient Computing, google, Intent, location, presence, Project Soli, RF, smart home, ultra wideband, UWB

Podcast: Google Cloud kills IoT Core and hearing aids get smart

August 18, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week's show kicks off with a whispered bang that Kevin will soon hear, thanks to the FDA approving over-the-counter hearing aids. We talk about what happened and what it means for innovation in wearables before then tackling Google killing off … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Impinj, John Deere, Omdia, Ottomate, Silicon Labs, TagsGoogle, UWB, Works With

When will our smart homes have true occupancy sensors?

June 29, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Gregg left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Gregg uses Apple HomeKit and is looking for occupancy sensors, which he correctly says are not the same as motion sensors. Unfortunately, we’re right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bluetooth, Ecobee, infrared, millimeter wave, occupancy, sensors, smart home, UWB, WiFi

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