This is the final episode of The Internet of Things Podcast, and to send us off after eight years, we don’t discuss the big news of the day such as Arm’s planned IPO, a new display option from Brilliant, or new gear from Leviton. Instead we share our reasons for stepping back from the show, […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
This article was originally published in my weekly IoT newsletter on Friday August 18, 2023. It was my last newsletter. Most of y’all know that I am stepping back from producing the weekly Internet of Things podcast, and that I’m also stepping back from creating this newsletter focused on the internet of things. But it […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
This article was originally published in my weekly IoT newsletter on Friday August 18, 2023. It was my last newsletter. I wasn’t going to write anything more in this newsletter, but I was feeling inspired and so decided to leave y’all with one final opinion — and one final mandate. During a webinar Thursday focused […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
Verdigris has raised $10M for smarter buildings: I am so excited by this news, because roughly eight years ago I met one of the founders of Verdigris in an Austin coffee shop to talk about how to use AI and connected HVAC to make buildings greener. The company just raised $10 million in funding (in this environment!) led […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
Amazon’s head of devices, David Limp, plans to retire as part of a wave of executives that have been leaving Amazon in the last year. Also, next year Alexa and the Amazon Echo will be 10 years old, which prompted us to take a look at the role Alexa and the Amazon Echo have played in the […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in April to design and support Z-wave devices, and launched this […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
Following the launch of the $69 Homey Bridge, the $399 Homey Pro is now available in the U.S. Stacey reviewed the lower-costing Bridge model back in March, and reported feeling mostly positive about the product. The more expensive Pro model removes most subscription fees and limitations found in the Bridge. It also adds optional ethernet connectivity for an […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
Here’s a bit more on Philips Hue’s potential as a home security play: On an earnings call the president of Signify, which owns the Philips Hue brand, said the company was working on a security camera for it. Now reports are saying that there are four cameras planned and some contact sensors. I’ve had Hue lights in my […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
This week we make a big announcement about the podcast and newsletter. Get ready! Then we talk about the issues with Matter and who’s to blame. We lay out the challenges that both we and The Verge have highlighted with Thread credentialing, and talk about uneven device support. It’s a mess. Other messy topics include […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
Given the extreme heat this summer and the general awareness of how fragile our power grids are, there is a growing consensus that smart homes should include some form of smart energy management component. Today that might be a smart thermostat that’s hooked into a utility’s demand response program. But it’s likely that in the next […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis