This week’s show kicks off with a discussion about Carnegie Mellon’s research into detecting people’s movements through walls using Wi-Fi. As part of the discussion we also talk about the use of stick figures to protect privacy and how little trust consumers have in companies when it comes to the use of their data. That … Continue reading Episode 407: Does the IoT mean the end of privacy? The post Episode 407: Does the IoT mean the end of privacy? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Thin...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with a discussion of Apple’s new HomePod, which has some cool machine learning capabilities and new sensors built into it, plus a higher price tag than most smart speakers. Then we talk about a survey out of the UK that asked 119 appliance makers about their plans to continue updating … Continue reading Episode 406: Return of the HomePod The post Episode 406: Return of the HomePod appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Want to bring an IoT company back from the dead? Or understand the technical and business challenges associated with building an IoT product? Then this story by Kevin Chung is for you. Kevin and I have left CES 2023 behind, but we had plenty of of things to talk about on this week’s show, starting … Continue reading Episode 405: More CES trends including wireless power The post Episode 405: More CES trends including wireless power appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin and I are at CES 2023 this week and eager for the show floor to open to see all of the new and crazy gear. But before we see the show floor, we had to slog through the planned news and media events, which we’re talking about in this week’s show. Matter is everywhere … Continue reading Episode 404: CES has more Matter and many voices The post Episode 404: CES has more Matter and many voices appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jan 05, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast We tried Matter for the first time late last week, and have a lot to share with our listeners about what we and other journalists learned through the process. The early verdict is that most people should not update for a while because the process is tedious at best and downright frustrating at worst. But … Continue reading Episode 403: Matter upgrades aren’t ready for prime time The post Episode 403: Matter upgrades aren’t ready for prime time appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show is a celebration of Matter actually hitting devices, with Google announcing its Matter roll out and Eve allowing users to update its devices to Matter as well. We’re super excited to play with Matter, and you’ll read more about in the newsletter or hear us chat about it next week. We also … Continue reading Episode 402: Google begins its Matter roll out The post Episode 402: Google begins its Matter roll out appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The end of the year is a busy time for M&A as companies rush to get deals done before the start of a new tax year, and this week the smart home sector saw Assa Abloy sell its Yale and August smart lock and some other brands to Fortune Brands for $800 million. We explain … Continue reading Episode 401: Two big smart home deals explained The post Episode 401: Two big smart home deals explained appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Dec 08, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show starts off with a review of news from AWS Re:Invent which is happening now in LAs Vegas. We cover the general availability of support for the latest version of the MQTT messaging protocol, the launch of LoRaWAN and other connectivity technologies as part of AWS Device Location services, and there will be … Continue reading Episode 400: How to pronounce IKEA’s Dirigera hub The post Episode 400: How to pronounce IKEA’s Dirigera hub appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Thing...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The biggest news in the internet of things this week was the staggering story about Amazon’s Alexa business being responsible for the majority of an estimated $10 billion loss in the year ahead. So Kevin and I discuss what Amazon pulling back on Alexa might look like and what it means for voice and the … Continue reading Episode 399: Alexa’s drama and our holiday gift guide The post Episode 399: Alexa’s drama and our holiday gift guide appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon has started laying off workers, including some working on Alexa and in Amazon’s devices business. We discuss this as well as IBM following in Google’s footsteps and shutting down its IoT cloud business. We move from bad news to innovation with the news that the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is investing in new Bluetooth … Continue reading Episode 398: Bluetooth bets on 6 GHz and TP-Link hops on Wi-Fi 7 The post Episode 398: Bluetooth bets on 6 GHz and TP-Link hops on Wi-Fi 7 appeared f...
Nov 17, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with a discussion of the lawsuit between Arm and Qualcomm amid accusations that Arm is changing its licensing model. We cover what has been said, and what it might mean for the IoT before heading into some industrial news. Arduino has announced a programmable logic controller (PLC) in conjunction with … Continue reading Episode 397: Arduino Opta adds a little IT to the OT The post Episode 397: Arduino Opta adds a little IT to the OT appeared first on IoT Podcast - Inte...
Nov 10, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s episode kicks off what I hope is a flurry of news from vendors about their Matter plans. We hear when and how vendors such as Amazon, Eve, Nanoleaf, and Schneider Electric plan to roll out Matter to new and old devices. We also call out companies that haven’t yet shared information and what … Continue reading Episode 396: Here’s when you’ll get Matter on your devices The post Episode 396: Here’s when you’ll get Matter on your devices appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things...
Nov 03, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast We kick off the podcast with more conversation about the planned White House-led cybersecurity label for consumer IoT devices. Contrary to what I wrote last week, it seems that privacy won’t be as big of a focus, which is disappointing. Then we move into a bunch of updated product news, such as the launch of … Continue reading Episode 395: I’m running Matter. Now what? The post Episode 395: I’m running Matter. Now what? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast TinyML is about to get really big, or at least that’s what a startup thinks, as we explain on this week’s podcast. Useful Sensors is the company that’s making inexpensive, low-powered edge sensors in a way that protects privacy. We discuss why we agree with that approach. Next up are our thoughts on why 5G really … Continue reading Episode 394: This company thinks TinyML will be big The post Episode 394: This company thinks TinyML will be big appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Oct 20, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The biggest news this week is probably the launch of a line of inexpensive smart home products from Roku, the smart TV and set-top box maker. We talk about the products, its deal with Wyze and where you can get them. Then we move on to Matter, specifically when you might get Matter on your … Continue reading Episode 393: Why Roku needs the smart home The post Episode 393: Why Roku needs the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Matter is now official after almost three years of waiting, and Kevin and I are super excited. Well, I am. Kevin is more measured, but we talk about what to expect and when to expect Matter to start changing your smart home. In related news, we discuss Google’s new doorbell, mesh router, and plans for the Home app. Google is … Continue reading Episode 392: Matter is here. Now what? The post Episode 392: Matter is here. Now what? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show focuses on Amazon’s new devices and services launched Wednesday. Kevin and I talk about Amazon’s direction with Alexa as the manager of your life. We also gawp at the price iRobot is charging for its latest iteration of the Roomba robotic vacuum, although Kevin convinces me it’s not too crazy. Then we … Continue reading Episode 391: Amazon’s turning Alexa into the brains of the home The post Episode 391: Amazon’s turning Alexa into the brains of the home appeared first on IoT Po...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Amazon’s decision to purchase the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners for $1.7 billion. The agency this week asked Amazon and iRobot for more information about the deal, so Kevin and I took a moment to explain exactly what the FTC should worry about. Then we talk about Wi-Fi … Continue reading Episode 390: The FTC eyes Amazon’s iRobot buy The post Episode 390: The FTC eyes Amazon’s iRobot buy appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m in Austin this week, for Silicon Labs’ Works With event, and while there I hosted a panel that provided a good sense of what is going to happen with the Matter smart home interoperability protocol. I think Kevin is a bit more optimistic than I am. We also got some small updates on Amazon’s … Continue reading Episode 389: Is Matter ready for its close up? The post Episode 389: Is Matter ready for its close up? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week launched with a bang for those interested in the role insurers might play in the smart home as State Farm agreed to make a 1.2 billion equity investment in security firm ADT. This follows on the heels of Google’s equity investment in ADT in 2020 and signals a shift in the way insurance companies … Continue reading Episode 388: Insurers come for the smart home The post Episode 388: Insurers come for the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Sep 08, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we start off talking about the Federal Trade Commission suing a data broker for sharing sensitive location data. It’s a topic we’re following closely, in part because location information can’t be anonymized even when companies promise that it strips identifying information from it. With that in mind, Fight for the Future, a nonprofit … Continue reading Episode 387: Is Kickstarter still relevant for smart devices? The post Episode 387: Is Kickstarter still relevant for smart devices? a...
Sep 01, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nova Labs, the company behind the decentralized Helium IoT network, has acquired FreedomFi, a company trying to build a decentralized 5G network. Kevin and I share our doubts about the value of a decentralized 5G network and question how this might work before moving on to discuss an array of security news. We start with … Continue reading Episode 386: We question Nova Labs’ 5G deal The post Episode 386: We question Nova Labs’ 5G deal appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with a whispered bang that Kevin will soon hear, thanks to the FDA approving over-the-counter hearing aids. We talk about what happened and what it means for innovation in wearables before then tackling Google killing off its Google Cloud IoT Core service that manages device data and connects that data … Continue reading Episode 385: Google Cloud kills IoT Core and hearing aids get smart The post Episode 385: Google Cloud kills IoT Core and hearing aids get smart appea...
Aug 18, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with our discussion of Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba robotic vacuums for $1.7 billion. We then talk about a survey from Parks Associates that indicates almost a third of people using AirTag-style trackers to track people without their knowing and why users and companies must focus on … Continue reading Episode 384: Here’s why Amazon really bought iRobot The post Episode 384: Here’s why Amazon really bought iRobot appeared first on IoT Podc...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, we kicked off the podcast with a discussion on the Helium peer-to-peer IoT network, and this week we did the same thing. This time we dug into the disclosures that Helium didn’t actually have Lime or Salesforce.com as current customers, despite having listed them prominently on its web site. Nova Labs CEO Amir … Continue reading Episode 383: Meet Insteon’s new CEO The post Episode 383: Meet Insteon’s new CEO appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast We start this week’s show with a deep dive into a popular post from this week about the Helium network. The report pointed out that Helium only made $6,500 in the month of June from data rates. We explain why that’s not a surprise and what it will take to get those numbers up. Then … Continue reading Episode 382: Is Helium full of hot air? The post Episode 382: Is Helium full of hot air? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with our discussion of several announcements from Amazon’s Alexa Live developers’ conference held Wednesday. Alexa is getting several features as part of the launch of the Matter smart home interoperability protocol that should launch in the fall. For example, users will be able to name a device once and put … Continue reading Episode 381: Alexa and Qualcomm embrace ambient tech The post Episode 381: Alexa and Qualcomm embrace ambient tech appeared first on IoT Podcast...
Jul 21, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show comes to y’all from Paris and the English seaside, with Kevin and I wondering exactly what happened to Wink. We also offer options for the few remaining holdouts on the platform. We then discuss Hive’s decision to pull back on smart home devices and its new smart thermostat (Hive plans to continue … Continue reading Episode 380: Here’s what we think with Wink on the blink The post Episode 380: Here’s what we think with Wink on the blink appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet o...
Jul 14, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we continue discussing privacy and data protection with a focus on the smart home. I’d like to see a feature that lets us turn on privacy as needed on our devices, but Kevin doesn’t think that’s likely. For those who want concrete steps they can take today, Mozilla and the EFF have some … Continue reading Episode 379: Lock down your smart home’s data The post Episode 379: Lock down your smart home’s data appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things ....
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been a minute since we’ve discussed the metaverse, but this week we cover Siemens’ deal with Nvidia to create the metaverse for the industrial IoT. It’s part of several announcements this week from Siemens that include an acquisition and a new product launch for smart buildings. We also dig into some Apple rumors about … Continue reading Podcast 378: Welcome to the industrial metaverse The post Podcast 378: Welcome to the industrial metaverse appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Thin...
Jun 30, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
