This week’s show starts off with our take on Belkin deciding to hold off on releasing Matter products, and an update on Matter plans from other vendors including Wyze and Yale. We also talk about Nanoleaf’s new Matter-compatible Essentials bulbs and lights strips. We try to explain why Matter is still frustrating to use and … Continue reading Episode 415: Making meaning from Matter product delays The post Episode 415: Making meaning from Matter product delays appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

We kick off this week’s show with a focus on generative AI and what new models such as GPT-4 and even things like Stable Diffusion could mean for the internet of things. Along the way we disagree with an article trying to compare digital assistants such as Siri with ChatGPT, and highlight some of the … Continue reading Episode 414: How generative AI could help the IoT The post Episode 414: How generative AI could help the IoT appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s podcast kicks off with a story about the Pentagon’s fears over a Chinese-connected crane maker and its prevalence in U.S. ports. The Pentagon and others focused on national security question whether or not ZPMC, the maker of these cranes, could gather intelligence or cause work stoppages using sensors and motors connected to the … Continue reading Episode 413: Cranes, trains, and cybersecurity The post Episode 413: Cranes, trains, and cybersecurity appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

Details about how the U.S. government plans to disperse $39 billion in funding for chips was announced this week, so we discuss the details and what the funds mean for the IoT. Mobile World Congress took place in Barcelona this week, and amid the news about 5G networks there were several IoT-related bits worth mentioning … Continue reading Episode 412: Playing with ChatGPT on Home Assistant The post Episode 412: Playing with ChatGPT on Home Assistant appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

The Connectivity Standards Alliance is back in the news this week with the launch of a new working group focused on data privacy, which we’re super pumped about. Also in privacy news, Tile has released a new anti-stalking feature that requires users to register their tags and fines them if they use it for bad … Continue reading Episode 411: IoT is ready to tackle data privacy The post Episode 411: IoT is ready to tackle data privacy appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s show starts off with news from the Connectivity Standards Alliance as Kevin and I talk about the new Health and Wellness Working Group. Then we discuss some of the challenges that people face trying to use Matter devices across multiple platforms. It’s not seamless or easy yet. Also on difficult things, we discuss … Continue reading Episode 410: Inside the CSA’s plan for health device interoperability The post Episode 410: Inside the CSA’s plan for health device interoperability appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s show kicks off with our hopes for privacy in the wake of President Biden calling out tech firms during his State of The Union address. Biden was focused more on targeted ads and protecting children, but children’s’ data gets swept up in smart home devices as well, so there’s a chance. We then … Continue reading Episode 409: ChatGPT takes on the smart home The post Episode 409: ChatGPT takes on the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

This week’s show starts with an overview of the reviews for the new second generation HomePod and a deep dive into the security mess that Anker has made with its Eufy smart home cameras. We then dig into some earnings from IoT chip providers NXP and Silicon Labs, before discussing some new ideas to use … Continue reading Episode 408: Hacking sensors and securing medical devices The post Episode 408: Hacking sensors and securing medical devices appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

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 Things.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Things.

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.

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 first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.

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 - Internet of Things.

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.