Episode 229: Check out this new location tech for IoT
This week Kevin and I continue to follow the never-ending saga of companies who sent people’s voice utterances to contractors without disclosure and pile on with more disconcerting news about Amazon’s...
15 Elo 201949min
Episode 228: Ring uses police as a sales channel
We should name our show the Internet of Privacy Violations Podcast. This week Kevin and I talk about Apple and Microsoft sending voice utterances to contractors and what the industry overall has done ...
8 Elo 201950min
Episode 227: Resideo’s smart home strategy explained
We kick off this week’s show with a new smart bed from Tempur-Pedic before immediately disagreeing about Google’s use of gesture control in the upcoming Pixel 4. From there we talk about Amazon’s Ring...
1 Elo 201952min
Episode 226: Google’s Nest exec isn’t into smart homes
This week’s show kicks off with Kevin and I discussing how Google’s head of IoT isn’t a believer in the smart home. Except he is. He just calls it something else, and we explain his rationale for doin...
25 Heinä 201958min
Episode 225: How to fix smart speaker privacy issues
This week on the show Kevin and I share our misgivings about smart speakers and some ideas to help address the privacy issues for those who want to continue to embrace the convenience, but don’t want ...
18 Heinä 201956min
Episode 224: Wyze Bulbs and the Echo Auto reviewed
This week Kevin and I spend more time reviewing gadgets than on news. First, we hit the latest update for Z-Wave which basically makes it easier to grab a new Z-wave device and get it on a network. Th...
11 Heinä 201950min
Episode 223: How Amazon treats your Alexa data
This week Kevin and I read and discuss the letter from Amazon responding to inquiries about how it keeps and handles data. We go in-depth because it’s important to discuss the tradeoff between service...
4 Heinä 20191h 1min
Episode 222: SmartThings’ new gear and a Wink sighting
This week on the IoT Podcast, Kevin and I spend time discussing Amazon’s new smaller Echo Show and SmartThings’ new trifecta of products. From there we talk about a frightening new malware that’s bri...
27 Kesä 201956min
