The Internet of Things Podcast - Stacey On IoT

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Episode 247: We explain Amazon, Apple and Google’s new smart home standard Dec 19, 2019

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This week’s big news is that Amazon, Apple, and Google have agreed to collaborate on the creation of a new smart home standard called the Connected Home over IP (CHIP). We lay out what this is and what it means for consumers, manufacturers, and developers. We then talk about a device for tracking crypto micropayments … Continue reading Episode 247: We explain Amazon, Apple and Google’s new smart home standard

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Episode 246: The IoT Holiday Gift Guide Dec 12, 2019

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This week Kevin and kick off the show on a serious note, pointing out that the U.S. is approaching China in terms of the number of people per every IP camera. We draw a line between that fact and the surveillance capabilities that Ring allows through the Neighbors app, before offering a smidgen of hope … Continue reading Episode 246: The IoT Holiday Gift Guide

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Episode 245: What to ask your landlord about smart apartments Dec 05, 2019

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Amazon is bringing its services closer to the edge with a new product and deal with Verizon, but it’s not the only cloud provider signing a partnership with a carrier. We also discuss Resideo’s executive change and a new smart home hub concept crammed into a thermostat. From there we talk about our confusion with … Continue reading Episode 245: What to ask your landlord about smart apartments

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Episode 244: How AWS plans to take on the IoT Nov 28, 2019

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This week Amazon announced several new services ahead of its re:Invent event next week including news about Alexa Voice Services and the IoT elements of the cloud. We also touch base about Wink’s latest problem and try to explain the kerfuffle on lightweight IoT encryption. In smaller news bits, we talk about Wyze killing its … Continue reading Episode 244: How AWS plans to take on the IoT

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Episode 243: Nanoleaf Canvas review and a talk with Tuya Nov 21, 2019

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We kick off this week’s podcast with Kevin’s struggles to get his Google Home to talk to Wink. Then we unpack some of the standards news out from the ZigBee Alliance and the Open Connectivity Foundation, which is introducing OCF-over-Thread. From there we do a quick update on Ring, talk about a new smart grill … Continue reading Episode 243: Nanoleaf Canvas review and a talk with Tuya

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Episode 242: Google explains itself and new Wyze gear! Nov 14, 2019

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Wyze makes some of the most reasonably-priced smart-home gear on the market and said earlier this month that it was planning a smorgasbord of new products, which Kevin and I detail in this episode. We then cover low-power wide-area networks with news that Twilio’s NB-IoT network and boards are now generally available and news that … Continue reading Episode 242: Google explains itself and new Wyze gear!

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Episode 241: How a smarter edge can make schools safer Nov 07, 2019

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This week on the show, Kevin and I started with a discussion of reports of how smart speakers can receive remote commands from a hacker with a laser. We then shifted gears to talk about company research showing how much data your smart homes are sending and a brand new network product from Firewalla. Cortana’s … Continue reading Episode 241: How a smarter edge can make schools safer

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Episode 240: Wave goodbye to Wink? Oct 31, 2019

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This week Kevin and I lamented about the future state of Wink. Its status is almost dead. We also discussed Apple’s renewed interest in the smart home, Google’s rumored interest in Fitbit and Microsoft’s certain interest in improving its credentials for edge IoT. We also talked about security vulnerabilities enabled by smart lights, why you … Continue reading Episode 240: Wave goodbye to Wink?

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Episode 239: Tuya, toilets and Twinklys Oct 24, 2019

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This week Kevin and I start with an update on Tuya full of a variety of news the company announced at a conference held this week in Shenzen, China. From there we discuss two updates with the maker of Philips Hue light bulbs that means you won’t need a hub with SmartThings or Google Home … Continue reading Episode 239: Tuya, toilets and Twinklys

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Episode 238: Google’s smart home vision explained Oct 17, 2019

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This week Kevin and I discuss the aftermath of the big Google event, covering the new devices, the focus on ambient computing, and changes to the Nest subscription and Works with Assistant programs. From there we cover a new smart lock backed by Lennar Homes and Walmart, a new light bulb from LIFX and more … Continue reading Episode 238: Google’s smart home vision explained

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