This week on the podcast our IoT Podcast Hotline received a voicemail from Jeff. He has a Google WiFi mesh network system in his home and wants to extend that network outdoors. Unfortunately, this…

If you’ve been following our smart home tracker, you already knew Wyze bulbs were launching “soon” … and now I can provide even more precision: they go on sale next week. Further, due to what looks…

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Google smartly walks backs its Works with Nest transition: After stunning both its end users and device partners by announcing the Works with Nest program will shut down this August, Google this week…

Who's the best person to voice a left breast? It's a strange dilemma to face, but when Lisa Hanawalt crafted…

This week Kevin and I continue discussing the fall out from Google killing the Works with Nest program. We discuss alternative devices for those who want to replace their Nest devices. Next, we go…

After a year-and-a-half of waiting, Sonos officially supports the Google Assistant. A Sonos software update is required and is in the process of rolling out now, first in the US, to be followed by the…

Amazon has turned on its Echo-based security system as of today, which means anyone who has an Amazon Echo device can tell Alexa, “Alexa I’m leaving,” and the Amazon devices will listen for the sound…

The Battle to be the 'Netflix of Gaming'

One of the reasons Google is killing its Works with Nest program is because it needs to lock down the security of the Nest devices. If Nest devices have integrations that allow third parties to gather…

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Here’s a round up of upcoming smart home products and services from some of our favorite companies. Some possible cancellations as well. Ecobee ecobee4+ thermostat Timing: Soon Key detail: Glass…

Here’s a roundup of this week in the Internet of Things. Get this summary in your inbox every Friday morning when you subscribe to our newsletter. On-device voice processing and Actions coming to…

This week, Google said it would kill its Works with Nest program, which allowed Nest devices to communicate their status and work with devices from other makers in the smart home ecosystem. In the…

This week’s show is a long one, thanks to both Google I/O and Microsoft Build happening this week. We kick off with news from I/O about local processing and gesture controls before digging deep into…

I’ve been playing with the new Wyze sensors for the last week or two in my temporary apartment, and I can say without a doubt that getting this level of insight into what’s happening at your home for…

As Google is further integrating the Nest brand, it is also introducing some significant changes to the way Nest products will work. The most notable one: The company will discontinue its Works Wit…

Every day my inbox fills with pitches from the latest edge computing startup. Few of those startups can promise a compelling list of paying customers, eight-figure revenue, and profits. But Pixeom,…

Voice control is the next big interaction model for computers. While it’s not appropriate for every task, it’s excellent for controlling simple devices without the use of keyboards and screens. And…

Electronic contact lenses have been in development for over a decade by a number of labs around the world. Having electronics integrated into a contact

While we focus mainly on the inside of smart homes, our IoT Podcast Hotline got a call this week about the outside. Jeff left us a message explaining that his parents want to start a garden and he’s…

Intel confirms that its top cloud executive, Raejeanne Skillern, has departed for a top role at Flex.

Organ transfer by drone: Societies are still figuring out the logistics associated with drone delivery. They are noisy, there’s not always a good place for them to land, and they may not be the most…

Local, on-device technologies enhance the current smart home API by reducing latency, increasing reliability, and enabling new features like seamless setup of smart devices. This talk will dive deep…