Episode 174: How Wyze makes such a crazy, good camera for cheap
This week I was at Google’s cloud event in San Francisco while Kevin swapped out his video doorbells. We discuss Google’s news related to edge computing and several pieces of doorbell news before talk...
26 Jul 201847min
Episode 173: Nest CEO is out and Jacuzzi is in with the IoT
Nest’s CEO has been forced out, and GE and Microsoft create even deeper integrations for industrial IoT. Also this week, UPS creates a partnership with a startup to take on Amazon Key, and we discus t...
19 Jul 201853min
Episode 172: The smart home goes public
This week’s show takes up last week’s news of Netgear’s Arlo division and Sonos filing for initial public offerings. Kevin and I share what we see in the filings and what it means for the smart home. ...
12 Jul 201846min
Episode 171: Your smart home questions, answered!
This week Kevin and I decided to do something a bit unusual, turning our segment where we answer listener’s questions into the entire show. You guys have been sending a lot of interesting questions to...
5 Jul 201830min
Episode 170: Smart stents, surveillance tech and Alexa-powered faucets
This week’s episode begins on a grim note, as Kevin and I discuss the New York Times’ story about how smart home gadgets can become another point of control in abusive relationships. From there we tou...
28 Jun 201851min
Episode 169: Alexa gets a hotel gig
This week in IoT news, Kevin and I talk about AT&T’s plans to launch an NB-IoT network. Then we talk about the pros and cons of Marriott putting Alexa into hotel rooms. We also talk about a new voice ...
21 Jun 201852min
Episode 168: How GE’s Current curtailed dreams to meet reality
This week Kevin and I spend a bit of time on industrial IoT news with Rockwell Automation’s $1 billion investment in PTC and also ARM’s buy of a Stream Technologies. On the consumer side, we debate Wi...
14 Jun 201854min
Episode 167: Apple’s WWDC news and connected musicians
Kevin kicks off the show with his thoughts on Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference news, including Siri’s new IFTTT-like abilities. We continue with Alexa finding a home on computers and a discussi...
7 Jun 201849min
