This week's show starts off with Wink's new pricing plan (although it feels less like a plan and more like watching a toddler trying to chase a soccer ball.) After that, we talk about Wemo's decision to address a known security issue by pushing users … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 22, 2020
Wink changes course again: So, remember that subscription fee Wink users were complaining about two weeks ago? Apparently the owners of the Wink platform have changed their minds again. This past Wednesday, the Wink Twitter account let us know that … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 15, 2020
AI could be the secret to better energy harvesting: For IoT to become truly ubiquitous we need to ditch both wires and batteries. Researchers at Newcastle University in the UK and the Uppsala University in Sweden have been working on using different … [Read more...]
Podcast: Subscription news from Wink and Nest
This week's show is all about subscriptions! First Kevin and I share thoughts on Wink's decision to charge a subscription fee after giving customers a week's notice and threatening to shut down their devices if they don't convert. We also detail … [Read more...]
Wink shows how COVID-19 is clearing out the smart home
After 20 years of business reporting, I feel like I've seen...not everything, but an awful lot. Then on Wednesday afternoon, Wink, the smart home hub owned by Will.i.am's investment firm, posted a blog and sent a notification to app users that next … [Read more...]
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