The internet of things needs more context. And to deliver that context, computers need more senses. This is why I've been really excited about the potential to use existing radios and new radios to give computers a better understanding of what's … [Read more...]
Even the FCC agrees: 60 GHz radar is big for the Internet of Things
Last month, Amazon was quietly granted a waiver by the FCC to use 60 GHz frequencies in devices to provide radar-like features in fixed devices. This follows a similar waiver for Google’s Project Soli in 2018 as well as several other approvals for … [Read more...]
RF sensing is big news, so here are the other options
I just spent a few hundred words explaining how Wi-Fi sensing would become the next big thing, but it's not the only sensing technology coming out that will take advantage of radio waves to determine where people and things are in space. Two other … [Read more...]
Apple AirTags review: Find My network and UWB make them top notch
Bluetooth trackers that attach to easily lost objects are nothing new. They’ve been around for at least eight years now. But technologies change and mature: Bluetooth is fine but Ultra WideBand (UWB) radios can deliver more precise location … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week, Nov. 13, 2020
From COVID to a panopticon: This article's author does an amazing job of weaving together various corporate activities aimed at adopting wearables for social distancing into a coherent look at what happens to people-tracking in the office after … [Read more...]