Project Connected Home over IP, a unifying standard for the smart home will begin formal device certification in late 2021, and the standard will prioritize connectivity using Wi-Fi, Thread, and Ethernet. Plus, in a surprise move, the standard will … [Read more...]
Project CHIP goes commercial
It's not the news we were looking for, but on Wednesday the Zigbee Alliance said that it had created a separate working group for the Project Connected Home over IP standard designed for commercial buildings. More than 50 companies have committed to … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 10, 2020
Protect your ports! Honeywell finds USB malware is on the rise: According to a report from Honeywell analyzing the threats appearing on USB devices, such devices are hosting more trojans, worms, and other actively malicious malware than they were a … [Read more...]
Podcast: Apple embraces IoT and SmartThings shakes things up
This week's show is a whopper, starting with the news from Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference. We talk about how Apple is playing the long game by integrating sensors and machine learning across devices to give contextual experiences, Apple's … [Read more...]
Companies still believe CHIP products are coming in 2021
Companies working on the Project for Connected Home over IP (CHIP), or what I like to think of as theĀ grand unification standard for the smart home, expect certified consumer products by the end of next year, despite the potential delays wrought by … [Read more...]