Phyn launches a smaller, cheaper leak detection system: Phyn, which makes devices that can scan for leaks and even shut off water in case of leak detection, has launched a new product. The Phyn Plus, Smart Water Assistant + Shutoff, is a smaller, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince and remaking the internet for IoT
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey interviews Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, discussing a future version of the internet that is cheaper, distributed and not beholden to Google, Amazon and Facebook. Stacey and Matthew also discuss … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 18, 2018
Google plays hardball with hardware partners: This story actually focuses on Sonos playing hardball with Google over patents, with Sonos making an implicit threat to sue Google over patent infringement, but it also notes that Google has tried to … [Read more...]
Podcast: New Wi-Fi standards and robots
The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a new standard for mesh networks, and Kevin and I are on top of it, discussing what it means, who’s participating, and whether or not it matters. We then tackle Sigfox’s new sensorand network in a box offering before … [Read more...]
Why the smart home still has a Wi-Fi problem
How many times have you connected a device to your home Wi-Fi network and after a few hours — or days — realized it wasn't working correctly? Maybe it drops offline or sucks battery like a frat boy doing a keg stand. Perhaps it doesn't get online at … [Read more...]