Last week, we kicked off the podcast with a discussion on the Helium peer-to-peer IoT network, and this week we did the same thing. This time we dug into the disclosures that Helium didn't actually have Lime or Salesforce.com as current customers, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Is Helium full of hot air?
We start this week's show with a deep dive into a popular post from this week about the Helium network. The report pointed out that Helium only made $6,500 in the month of June from data rates. We explain why that's not a surprise and what it will … [Read more...]
Podcast: Wyze comes back from the edge
I need to warn y'all in advance that we don't discuss Apple news at all this week because nothing really jumped out at us for the IoT. But we did have a lot of other big news starting with Wyze raising $100 million and sharing the precariousness of … [Read more...]
Podcast: SmartThings’ new edge strategy
Welcome to this week's episode! We kick it off with a discussion of SmartThing's new focus on the edge with local control and user-derived device handlers. We then dive into four security stories starting with a flaw in the software development kit … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s Halo health push and more Matter
Any Amazon Halo subscriber can try Amazon's Movement Health service now, so Kevin and I explain what it is and what Amazon's decisions around the Halo fitness tracker signal about the company's interest in healthcare. We then cover the good news that … [Read more...]