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...]
How to think about your designs if you want to dump batteries
In the last few years, I've seen several startups advance their efforts to make well-functioning energy-harvesting chips for real-world applications. And this week, at an event, I watched an employee of chip maker Renesas share how it's bringing its … [Read more...]
Episode 256: The tech industry is growing up
This week Kevin is back and we're digging into Ring's decision to listen to its critics and change some of its security features. It's a welcome sign of overall maturity in the tech industry. At the same time, it's unclear if the Ring cameras are … [Read more...]
Wiliot harvests energy to make beacons without batteries
A few weeks ago I harped on the lack of new energy harvesting technologies because I am a big believer that having to change batteries or hard-wire every connected sensor out there will severely limit the spread of the internet of things. So I was so … [Read more...]