This week's show has lots of updates and small updates. We start off with a story about a golf course near San Diego that has saved millions of gallons of water using connected soil sensors. And then we review what changed with Zigbee PRO 2023 and … [Read more...]
Notes from CES: A smaller show and the wrong kind of tech
This post was originally publish on Friday Jan. 6, 2023 in my weekly newsletter. I'm at the annual CES show, but for the third time in three weeks I find myself sick with some kind of respiratory infection, so my deep thoughts on the tech I've … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 2, 2022
Hello Kitty, meet Raspberry Pi: There’s yet another use for the inexpensive Raspberry Pi compute board. And you’re not likely to guess it, so I’ll just tell you: Someone made a cat doorbell using a Pi. No, the cat doesn’t press a button or show up on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Too many companies are paying ransomware
This week we kick off the show with an explainer on Sigfox's receivership before delving into grim news from Claroty, a cybersecurity firm. Claroty surveyed 1,100 IT and OT (operational technology) pros and discovered that three out of five of them … [Read more...]
Podcast: How ML at the edge will make products truly smart
This week's show was a lot of fun to record with Kevin and me discussing Google's upcoming I/O event and updates on the chip shortage from STMicro, TSMC, and someone who makes electronics. We also talk about Kroger's drone delivery plans, cameras in … [Read more...]