The Internet Of Things Podcast - Iot

Kevin is back from Google IO this week, and so of course, we discussed the Google Home product in detail. But since voice + a personal assistant is so hot right now, we also talked about the recent Apple rumors that said it was building its own Echo-like device and opening up Siri to developers. … Continue reading Episode 60: Everyone takes on the Amazon Echo The post Episode 60: Everyone takes on the Amazon Echo appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week I was at the NXP Technology Forum interviewing the semiconductor company’s CEO Rick Clemmer about smart cities and smart cars. The most interesting fact he shared was that the BMW Series 7 cars have about $300 worth of silicon inside them. To compare the estimates on the cost of chips inside the Apple … Continue reading Episode 59: Chipmakers love the smart car The post Episode 59: Chipmakers love the smart car appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Since a quarter of residential energy use is consumed by gadgets that are “off”, Kevin and I discuss how to measure and cut back on that power consumption with a few connected devices. We also talk about Apple’s rumored Home app for HomeKit, the launch of OpenThread, the open source version of Nest’s Thread protocol … Continue reading Episode 58: How to stop vampire power consumption The post Episode 58: How to stop vampire power consumption appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

We dove into the deep end of wearables this week discussing the dresses at this year’s Met Gala, where Kevin shared that Clare Danes’ princess fantasy gown took 30 battery packs to operate. It’s not all celebrity this week as Kevin and I dove into several devices that unfortunately didn’t all quite work as we … Continue reading Episode 57: A deep dive into OpenHAB and some problem devices The post Episode 57: A deep dive into OpenHAB and some problem devices appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

After a beating on the stock market last week, I spoke with Ericsson’s CEO Hans Vestberg to understand how the company’s 5-year-old plan to change its business is going. The company has just announced a restructuring as it tried to convince Wall Street that it was making progress, so Vestberg discussed that, the role of … Continue reading Episode 56: How Ericsson plans to remake its business for a networked era The post Episode 56: How Ericsson plans to remake its business for a networked era appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

With ride-sharing, electric vehicles and millennials who aren’t super keen on owning a car all converging, the auto industry is in a panic. But Ford, led by both Bill Ford and Ford CEO Mark Fields has created a plan to keep the carmaker relevant, even if fewer people buy cars. With this being said, there … Continue reading Episode 55: Find out what Ford learned from Tesla The post Episode 55: Find out what Ford learned from Tesla appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Do you want your smart jewelry to have a screen? Do you want to be able to have replica designer jewellery from Maurielle’s Replica Fashion and be able to connect it to your smart phone? If we have multiple pieces of connected jewelry how do you make it easy to program for the day? Or … Continue reading Episode 54: Fashion meets the internet of things The post Episode 54: Fashion meets the internet of things appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s show deals with recurring themes such as whether or not you should trust the cloud, device lifespan, the Amazon Alexa platform and more lighting than a Times Square billboard. Our guest this week is Mike Pessina, the co-CEO of Lutron. He shares his recipes for great lighting (at the very end) and talks … Continue reading Episode 53: How to prevent good devices from being killed The post Episode 53: How to prevent good devices from being killed appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Security is a big deal for the Internet of things, which is why we’re so pumped about having Beau Woods, the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, on the show to discuss nine new recommendations for securing smart home devices. These devices will all be linked to your home network, but you … Continue reading Episode 52: These 9 ideas can secure the smart home The post Episode 52: These 9 ideas can secure the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week we have a two for one in the guest portion of the show, with Daniel Conrad, the CEO of Beep Networks explaining how he decided to stop making a connected device, take his VC funding and find a new business model. That’s part one. Part two is all about LoRa, the wireless radio … Continue reading Episode 51: This CEO killed his hardware startup to start a wireless network The post Episode 51: This CEO killed his hardware startup to start a wireless network appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week, Kevin Tofel and I discuss the challenges of treating connected hardware like software. Nest is experiencing one of those challenges this week as it requests users accept new terms and conditions in order to use their Nest. If you don’t agree, you don’t get the app, which is frustrating users who feel that … Continue reading Episode 50: Are your devices being held hostage? The post Episode 50: Are your devices being held hostage? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s podcast is chock full of smart home stuff with updates from Nest, new products from Amazon and some new tech on the Wi-Fi front. Mozilla is getting into the Internet of things, with four ideas for possible open-source products that range from a smart home hub to voice recognition services. Kevin isn’t sold … Continue reading Episode 49: Did you buy an Amazon Dot? The post Episode 49: Did you buy an Amazon Dot? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

We’ve talked about how whether you should take your connected devices with you when you move on previous shows, but on this week’s show Chad Curry, managing director at the center for Realtor Technology at the National Association of Realtors, takes things further. Much further. Curry discusses the future of MLS listings and how your … Continue reading Episode 48: Realtors ready for the smart home The post Episode 48: Realtors ready for the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week was so full of small news items Kevin and I could barely keep up. We kicked off the show with a review of the Eero routers that launched on Tuesday, that I tried for this show and wrote about for PCMag, and we also had Eero CEO Nick Weaver on the show to … Continue reading Episode 47: New money for IoT startups, new routers for homes and Eero’s CEO The post Episode 47: New money for IoT startups, new routers for homes and Eero’s CEO appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Andreas Gal, the CEO of Silk Labs has built what feels impossible. With the Sense hub he has created an artificially intelligent home hub that contains a camera, controls for other connected devices and a dedicated to privacy that means he can still offer services but still protect users from blanket surveillance. And the device … Continue reading Episode 46: Barbie has a smart home and Sense gives your home computer vision The post Episode 46: Barbie has a smart home and Sense gives your home computer vision appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

So you wanna build a connected device? If so, there’s apparently no better place for a startup to go than Andy Rubin’s new incubator/VC/design shop called Playground. With an in-depth profile in Wired, the former founder of Danger and the man behind Android has built a place for folks with a hardware idea. On this … Continue reading Episode 45: A Playground for IoT and how to buy a data plan for your device The post Episode 45: A Playground for IoT and how to buy a data plan for your device appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Last week the man who founded Aereo, a company that was aimed at bringing over the air television to the masses who couldn’t always get it, and then allowing them to time-shift that television by recording it, launched Starry. Starry is a new type of ISP that aims to deliver gigabit internet service to homes … Continue reading Episode 44: Mandatory Fitbits and a new ISP with smart home aspirations The post Episode 44: Mandatory Fitbits and a new ISP with smart home aspirations appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Freak out! This week’s episode isn’t about disco, it’s all about the security of your things. Or insecurity as the case may be. We talk about Shodan, the search engine for connected devices and the creation of a security framework for connected devices by the researchers at I am the Cavalry. Go read the story … Continue reading Episode 43: This smart home needs an email address The post Episode 43: This smart home needs an email address appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

There is no winner takes all in the smart home yet, because none of the products and services available have the scale yet says Om Malik, this week’s guest on the Internet of Things Podcast. Malik, who is a partner at True Ventures and wrote a great article in the New Yorker on the virtuous … Continue reading Episode 42: These are the two biggest challenges facing the smart home The post Episode 42: These are the two biggest challenges facing the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

After a week at CES, the giant technology trade show in Las Vegas I’m beat, but full of observations about the future of the Internet of things. I wrote up a few over at Fortune, but Kevin and I talked about some of them on this week’s show as well. We covered some new news, … Continue reading Episode 41: Can a $20 device stop the spread of disease? The post Episode 41: Can a $20 device stop the spread of disease? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.