This week's show kicks off with a discussion about Carnegie Mellon's research into detecting people's movements through walls using Wi-Fi. As part of the discussion we also talk about the use of stick figures to protect privacy and how little trust … [Read more...]
When your favorite devices will get Matter
Welp, 2023 will be the year of Matter updates. Although there are already 190 devices that have (apparently) been certified so far, only a handful of them are available today. With only a few weeks left in 2022, and the initial release of the … [Read more...]
Will a new standard for smart appliances matter?
Several big names in the appliance industry, including Samsung, Haier (GE Appliances), American Standard, Electrolux, Trane, and Arçelik, have banded together to create a standards organization to build a common language for smart features that will … [Read more...]
Podcast: Cloudflare’s CEO on ethics and building out edge computing
ARM is back in our news lineup this week, as Kevin and I discuss who might be interested in buying the chip design company and why it decided not to spin out its IoT assets. We also talk about a new lock that opens with a touch, biometrics on other … [Read more...]
Podcast: These are the features that matter in the smart kitchen
This week's podcast kicks off with a discussion about property owners forcing smart apartments on renters. The discussion was sparked by a series of tweets. Kevin and I discovered the name of the company behind the service and cover some of the … [Read more...]