Episode 11: HomeKit certification comes at a big cost for consumers and...
This week Apple disappointed the smart home aficionados at its WWDC conference by not mentioning much in the way of new HomeKit news and new devices. But Kevin Tofel and I discussed the challenges that...
View Article7 things successful companies do to make money with the Internet of things
Technical skills are important when it comes to deploying a new connected manufacturing plant or designing a just-in-time inventory management system. But equally important is developing a management...
View ArticleEpisode 31: Walmart gets connected and this is what you want for Christmas
This week’s guest Rob Katcher is working with Wal-Mart to take a little of the pain out of grocery shopping with the Hiku connected fridge magnet. I chatted with Katcher to understand how he decided to...
View ArticleEpisode 65: All about Wink and Alexa’s new Skills
Are you curious about Wink? On June 11 it started selling its Relay switch, a light switch that contains a screen and two soft programmable switches for $99 each. Two cost $149 and also double as an...
View ArticleEpisode 96: Okay Computer and Stacey begins with HomeKit
Talking to the Amazon Echo just got easier, after Amazon adds “Computer” as a wake word, while I test out the use of Google Home’s new partner WeMo (Honeywell also made a connection with Google Home)....
View ArticleEpisode 103: Sue your way to a safer IoT
This week Intel said it would spend another small fortune buying a chip company, Kevin discusses uses for LIDAR outside of connected cars and the Ring doorbell is embroiled in a security SNAFU. At SXSW...
View ArticleEpisode 107: How the internet of things came to be
This week’s IoT Podcast starts with a focus on security, beginning with bot bricking connected devices, IKEA’s smart lights and Microsoft’s Project Sopris efforts. After security, we talk about a new...
View ArticleEpisode 117: Intel’s new IoT strategy has fewer things
Intel plans to discontinue several of its boards designed for makers. Kevin and I discuss what this means for Intel’s IoT strategy. We also talk about ARM’s extension of a program that eliminates...
View ArticleEverything you need to know from CEDIA
Grab your headset for a special bonus edition of the Internet of Things Podcast from the CEDIA show floor in San Diego. Last week I attended the show, which is aimed at the professional AV installer...
View ArticleEpisode 132: Ring’s new security system and scaling sensors
This show is awesome, but we don’t discuss the Google or Sonos news, because it happened after we recorded. I just want to let y’all know going in. Instead we cover Ring’s new security system, ADT’s...
View ArticleEpisode 137: Is Nest breaking Thread?
This week’s show has flying cars and lawsuits. What more can anyone really ask for? Kevin and I kick off the show discussing Waymo’s autonomous minivans, Uber’s plan for helicars, and the injunction...
View ArticleEpisode 142: Smart sheets, suits and carpets are coming
We begin this week with another cautionary tale about bricked connected devices. This week it’s an automotive product called Mojio. From there I discuss the things I recently learned about building...
View ArticleEpisode 146: ARM’s CEO on Spectre and Meltdown, plus hot CES 2018 takes
This week. the Internet of Things Podcast crew (Kevin and I) went to CES to discover that the consumer electronics industry was ALL OVER the internet of things. We talked about the big trends and news,...
View ArticleEpisode 148: IoT’s nuclear winter
The Apple HomePod goes on sale this week and Kevin is getting one for the show. We’re not sure if you should yet. We discuss that, and our respective Google Home experiments in this week’s show. We...
View ArticleEpisode 96: Okay Computer and Stacey begins with HomeKit
Talking to the Amazon Echo just got easier, after Amazon adds “Computer” as a wake word, while I test out the use of Google Home’s new partner WeMo (Honeywell also made a connection with Google Home)....
View ArticleEpisode 103: Sue your way to a safer IoT
This week Intel said it would spend another small fortune buying a chip company, Kevin discusses uses for LIDAR outside of connected cars and the Ring doorbell is embroiled in a security SNAFU. At SXSW...
View ArticleEpisode 107: How the internet of things came to be
This week’s IoT Podcast starts with a focus on security, beginning with bot bricking connected devices, IKEA’s smart lights and Microsoft’s Project Sopris efforts. After security, we talk about a new...
View ArticleEpisode 117: Intel’s new IoT strategy has fewer things
Intel plans to discontinue several of its boards designed for makers. Kevin and I discuss what this means for Intel’s IoT strategy. We also talk about ARM’s extension of a program that eliminates...
View ArticleEverything you need to know from CEDIA
Grab your headset for a special bonus edition of the Internet of Things Podcast from the CEDIA show floor in San Diego. Last week I attended the show, which is aimed at the professional AV installer...
View ArticleEpisode 132: Ring’s new security system and scaling sensors
This show is awesome, but we don’t discuss the Google or Sonos news, because it happened after we recorded. I just want to let y’all know going in. Instead we cover Ring’s new security system, ADT’s...
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