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What’s the range of a Matter over Thread device?

December 30, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about Matter over Thread devices. John called in to ask about the range of Thread devices in a smart home. On one side of his house, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Matter, smart home, The Thread Group, Thread, Thread Border Router, Wi-Fi, zigbee

How does Matter handle IoT device security?

October 31, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

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On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from our Voicemail hotline from Greg. He's asking how Matter handles IoT device security, which is a great question. It's also a timely one as we expect to see Matter-certified device … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: certificates, CSA, data security, device security, encryption, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi

IoT news of the week for Sept. 30, 2022

September 30, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

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FarmBOX is a DIY plant management system: It’s hard to believe that a meager $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 can help you grow indoor plants like a master gardener. OK, it takes more than just the $5 compute board; you’ll need a compatible camera sensor, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon AWS, Disney, DIY, FleetWise, iot, LoRa, medical sensors, raspberry pi, smart locks, smart speakers, Volvo, Wi-Fi, wireless energy

Smart home networking: mesh vs extenders

July 27, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Robert left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Robert has nearly 70 smart home devices and he’s currently using an Eero mesh router plus a non-Eero 2.4 GHz network extender in his house. He’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Eero, guest network, mesh network, mesh networking, network security, smart home, Wi-Fi

Thread gets an update ahead of Matter

July 19, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

The Thread Group has released the latest version of the Thread wireless protocol to address some pressing issues related to border routers, software updates and getting devices online ahead of the release of the Matter smart home interoperability … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Matter, The Thread Group, Thread, Wi-Fi

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