This week we cover the Ericsson mobility report that offers some stats on cellular IoT connections, including the surprising nugget that we won’t see 4G/5G connections surpass 2G/3G connections until some time next year. Then we hit another report. This one is from NPR and covers the state of audio and smart speakers. It proves … Continue reading Episode 377: Why there were 56 OT vulnerabilities this week The post Episode 377: Why there were 56 OT vulnerabilities this week appeared first on IoT ...
Jun 23, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with another look at Ring’s potential to become a surveillance tool, this time prompted by a letter from Senator Ed Markey who wants Amazon to answer some questions. We then talk about a new capability for InfluxData’s time series database and explain why it matters before encouraging everyone who listens … Continue reading Episode 376: Senator calls out video doorbells … again The post Episode 376: Senator calls out video doorbells … again appeared first on IoT Podcas...
Jun 16, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show is an exercise in controlled chaos, as I am once again quarantined in a hotel room (this time with my teen). Kevin and I discuss Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and Apple’s claim that HomeKit is the foundation of the upcoming Matter smart home protocol. Insteon users got a shock this week when … Continue reading Episode 375: Arduino gets $32 million for enterprise IoT The post Episode 375: Arduino gets $32 million for enterprise IoT appeared first on IoT Podcast - Intern...
Jun 09, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with our favorite topic: bringing context into the smart home. This time it’s iRobot and its new operating system that aims to bring the smart home together. From there we discuss a merger between satellite IoT companies and a new idea for building a privacy-centric smart home from the folks … Continue reading Episode 374: Peekaboo offers privacy for the smart home The post Episode 374: Peekaboo offers privacy for the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our focus is on the Matter smart home interoperability protocol this week, specifically some of the security requirements that will be associated with the standard. I moderated a panel on Tuesday where we learned a lot about plans for security, controllers, provisioning, and how companies such as Amazon and Google plan to keep Matter devices … Continue reading Episode 373: Matter’s security details explained The post Episode 373: Matter’s security details explained appeared first on IoT Podcast ...
May 26, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did y’all know that almost a quarter of people who buy a smart home device, hire a professional to install it? That’s just one of the facts I learned at the Parks Associates event happening this week in Dallas. We talk about that before focusing on Google’s plans for Matter and SmartThings new Matter testing … Continue reading Episode 372: Ecobee embraces radar sensors! The post Episode 372: Ecobee embraces radar sensors! appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
May 19, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show was recorded a few hours before the annual Google I/O event so we didn’t discuss the new Pixel Watch, but we do discuss Google’s thoughts on the Matter smart home standard from an article in The Verge, which Kevin also tied to a discussion about Sonos launching its own voice assistant. Then … Continue reading Episode 371: Smart screws and massive IoT The post Episode 371: Smart screws and massive IoT appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
May 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with research suggesting Amazon uses data from Alexa devices to advertise its own products, and that Amazon is selling some of the insights derived from Alexa requests to third parties. This is disturbing, but so is John Deere’s ability to decommission tractors stolen by Russians from a Ukraine dealership. We … Continue reading Episode 370: How to build the infrastructure for public tech The post Episode 370: How to build the infrastructure for public tech appeared fir...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast We kick off the show this week with Insteon’s comments about its abrupt closure and asset sale before trying to salvage some good news from Arm’s latest chip news. We’re getting a new M-class processor that’s going to be super capable for machine learning at the edge and other jobs. We also give you a … Continue reading Episode 369: Amazon’s $1B industrial IoT fund The post Episode 369: Amazon’s $1B industrial IoT fund appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we start the show with the end of Insteon, which is probably the biggest smart home story this week. We talked about what we know (which isn’t much) and why saving cloud-based smart home services is not as easy as escrowing code and hoping a community continues to support the product. In other … Continue reading Episode 368: So long Insteon The post Episode 368: So long Insteon appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Apr 21, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s show we question whether or not we want Amazon’s Astro home robot after seeing a few reviews. We then note that Google has introduced gaze as signal to wake up Google Assistant, which is one of the first uses of gaze as a wake-up indicator for the smart home. Then we talk … Continue reading Episode 367: What do you want in a home robot? The post Episode 367: What do you want in a home robot? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s podcast starts with an update on the state of Bluetooth adoption courtesy of the Bluetooth SIG. We discuss adoption of Bluetooth in the smart home, adoption of Bluetooth mesh and why Kevin prefers NFC to Bluetooth for secure keys. From there we discuss a new effort by the U.S. Congress to make it … Continue reading Episode 366: Meet a robot that weeds your garden The post Episode 366: Meet a robot that weeds your garden appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Apr 07, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show was recorded on the road, but we still cover all of the big news starting with LoRaWAN network Helium changing its name to Nova Labs and raising $200 million. We then discuss research from MIT that offers privacy for people captured on video and several options for connecting beehives. I then get … Continue reading Episode 365: Helium gets a new name and $200 million The post Episode 365: Helium gets a new name and $200 million appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast A week after the CSA said that the Matter smart home interoperability standard would be delayed we get a chance to talk about why the standard is delayed until fall, and what it means for consumers and smart home device makers. We then share Omdia data on how much ownership of different smart home devices … Continue reading Episode 364: Speed queens and Matter dreams The post Episode 364: Speed queens and Matter dreams appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would make it possible for states to use Daylight Saving Time all year round, so we discuss what it means for IoT devices and whether or not it will be a return to Y2K. For current crises, we cover China’s latest COVID outbreak and what it … Continue reading Episode 363: How will DST affect the IoT? The post Episode 363: How will DST affect the IoT? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show spends a lot of time on security in everything from an Amazon Echo to an infusion pump. But before we get to security stats, we offer a quick overview of Apple’s latest announcements. Then we pivot to discuss the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project, a series of free services enterprises can use to … Continue reading Episode 362: IoT security after Russia invaded Ukraine The post Episode 362: IoT security after Russia invaded Ukraine appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet o...
Mar 10, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with a discussion about smarter robots and new funding for a Canadian general purpose robotics platform. Then we talk about Amazon’s further healthcare ambitions in a deal with Teledoc that lets you ask Alexa to call a doctor. We also give an update on the Sigfox receivership process since bids … Continue reading Episode 361: IoT builds a better mousetrap The post Episode 361: IoT builds a better mousetrap appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast The European Union is proposing new data regulations aimed at making it hard for companies to collect and use data as a barrier to competition. We talk about what it might mean for the IoT and Kevin also proposes that we think about regulations for using data collected by robots. We then dig into research … Continue reading Episode 360: Europe’s planned IoT data law The post Episode 360: Europe’s planned IoT data law appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Feb 24, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finally released its plans for securing the IoT, so we discuss what the plans are for a consumer-oriented cybersecurity label. We then give a quick update on the Sigfox receivership and Intel’s plan to purchase Tower Semiconductor before spending a large chunk of time on Apple’s AirTags … Continue reading Episode 359: Meet the man who “invented” the IoT back in 1985 The post Episode 359: Meet the man who “invented” the IoT back in 1985 appea...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s show, we talk about the Resideo purchase of smoke detector company First Alert for $593 million and why it makes sense. Then we focus on connectivity with an update on the Sigfox receivership and a look at the annual report from the LoRa Alliance covering the adoption of LoRaWAN networks around the … Continue reading Episode 358: Why Resideo’s First Alert buy makes sense The post Episode 358: Why Resideo’s First Alert buy makes sense appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Thi...
Feb 10, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we kick off the show with an explainer on Sigfox’s receivership before delving into grim news from Claroty, a cybersecurity firm. Claroty surveyed 1,100 IT and OT (operational technology) pros and discovered that three out of five of them worked at companies that paid up after a ransomware attack. I can’t believe it, … Continue reading Episode 357: Too many companies are paying ransomware The post Episode 357: Too many companies are paying ransomware appeared first on IoT Podcast - Int...
Feb 03, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show starts with a healthy portion of chips, with the main course being Nvidia’s reported acceptance that its deal to acquire ARM isn’t likely to happen. We then turn to the U.S. Commerce Department’s plans to combat the chip shortage crisis, new ML chips from Silicon Labs, Google’s first TinyML Coral microcontroller, and … Continue reading Episode 356: Smart home improvement is now a thing The post Episode 356: Smart home improvement is now a thing appeared first on IoT Podcast - In...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The big story this week in IoT was the joint venture between Ford and ADT to add smart home security to cars through an in-vehicle security system. Then we discuss the FTC and Department of Justice reconsidering how they evaluate mergers. We also explain variations on Wi-Fi, from the launch of new Wi-Fi 6E gear … Continue reading Episode 355: Get ready for an active FTC and energy storing appliances The post Episode 355: Get ready for an active FTC and energy storing appliances appeared first on...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Google reminded us that we don’t actually own our connected products when it removed functionality from grouped Nest speakers after losing a patent case filed by Sonos. Amazon’s Sidewalk network is getting a boost and this should spark a really interesting fight between LoRaWAN and Sidewalk in the coming years. We then talk … Continue reading Episode 354: Google’s Soli pivot and Amazon’s Sidewalk news The post Episode 354: Google’s Soli pivot and Amazon’s Sidewalk news appeared first o...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s CES week, and neither Kevin nor I are physically there for the second year running. That makes it really tough to get a macro sense of cool tech and upcoming trends outside of press releases and product launches. Normally, we spend so much time trawling for the weird or futuristic in the demos and … Continue reading Episode 353: Virtual CES extravaganza The post Episode 353: Virtual CES extravaganza appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast We’re back after a one-week break in the Internet of Things Podcast, and we didn’t miss too much. The biggest stories of this show are the slow collapse of CES 2022 and a Bloomberg article that uses internal Amazon documents to show how Alexa growth has stagnated and illustrates the hopes Amazon has for its … Continue reading Episode 352: As Alexa goes, so does the smart home? The post Episode 352: As Alexa goes, so does the smart home? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when the smart home meets the metaverse? We talk about the potential for better user interfaces and home mapping if we build digital twins of the home in a metaverse, while also discussing the potential of UWB to expand the amount of information contained in that digital twin. Then we discuss an excellent … Continue reading Episode 351: Smart homes in the metaverse The post Episode 351: Smart homes in the metaverse appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Dec 16, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s show is our 350th episode, so we start off with a little bit of celebration before hitting half a dozen pieces of Amazon-related news, including the AWS outage that took out many smart home services, and a newly submitted FCC listing that could be a big deal for those needing a low-power wide-area network. … Continue reading Episode 350: Lexmark shares how to manage millions of connected devices The post Episode 350: Lexmark shares how to manage millions of connected devices appeared fir...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with a bunch of IoT-related news from Amazon’s re:Invent conference happening this week in Las Vegas. We cover the launch of a fleet management service, a digital twin service, an easy way to securely connect hardware to Amazon’s cloud, a way to manage massive robot deployments, and the launch of … Continue reading Episode 349: AWS overload and Libelium embraces the cloud The post Episode 349: AWS overload and Libelium embraces the cloud appeared first on IoT Podcast -...
Dec 02, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Heading into the holiday weekend, Kevin and I share what we’re thankful for (mostly y’all, our sponsors, each other, and Thread), while also talking about the sad sale of Tile to Life360. We also discuss Clevr, Qeexo, and efforts to make AI accessible to people who can’t or don’t want to code. After that, I discuss my desire … Continue reading Episode 348: We’re thankful for smart cows The post Episode 348: We’re thankful for smart cows appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Nov 25, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
