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Happy holidays! Here’s our 2021 gift guide!

November 8, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

I'm pretty sure that, for most people, 2021 isn't going to be one of fond remembrances. For Kevin and I, it has been a year of reckoning, as people continue to lose trust in technology and the companies that sell consumer gadgets. Add to that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: 3M, Android, Apple, EcoFlow, google, Kinsa, Nanoleaf, nest, Vilo

Podcast: Safe words for smart homes and cheap mesh

July 29, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

We start this week's show with a $200 million funding for Wiliot, a company I profiled back in 2017 as one of the vanguards of low-power sensing. Then we tackle a creative idea that could see consumers create safe words for their smart homes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: alexa, Carnegie Melon, Firewalla, google, Silicon Labs, Spinn, Swarm, Very, Vilo, Wiliot, Zededa

Need a budget-friendly mesh network? The $59 Vilo is it.

July 28, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

Vilo Mesh

Considering the almost-$600 price tag of my eero Pro 6 mesh networking system, I found it unlikely that the $59 Vilo system would be able to compete. For just a tenth of the cost, how could this 3-pack of mesh networking gear even stand a chance? Boy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Eero 6, Eero 6 Pro, mesh networking, Nest Wifi, smart home, Vilo, WiFi, WiFi6

IoT News of the Week for July 9, 2021

July 9, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Graphic showing Internet of Things news

Solid-state lighting moves a bit further: Amber, a startup building solid-state silicon to control lighting, has signed a deal with Infineon to commercialize its next-generation lighting controller, Amber (which I profiled last year). Amber's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: enterprise iot, Infineon, iot, iotium, mesh networking, qeexo, sensors, smart lights, STMicroelectronics, Vilo, wearables, Wi-Fi

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