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Podcast: Return of the HomePod

Stacey Higginbotham

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. The new Apple HomePod will ship on Feb. Image courtesy of Apple.

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IoT news of the week July 22, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

Save the trees and use an e-ink luggage tag : Here’s a great idea from Alaska Airlines that I hope goes industry-wide. Instead of printing off a tag at home or at the airport for your checked luggage, you can just pick up an e-ink luggage tag. ( Enterprise IoT Insights ). The Verge ). for projects.

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Podcast: Smart home improvement is now a thing

Stacey Higginbotham

This week’s show starts with a healthy portion of chips, with the main course being Nvidia’s reported acceptance that its deal to acquire ARM isn’t likely to happen. Two smart tracking companies raised some funding this week: Pebblebee on the consumer side and newly launched Tag-n-Trac for shipping and logistics.

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Surprise: Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again!

Stacey Higginbotham

No, a smart home hub with Matter isn’t surprising. You can double-press the Station’s button to ring your Galaxy phone, for example, and it tracks Samsung’s Galaxy Tags too. And so far, the biggest surprise is news of the Samsung SmartThings Station , a smart home hub with Matter support and a programmable button.

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IoT news of the week: May 27, 2022

Stacey Higginbotham

This isn’t really an IoT deal. Check out these solar-powered price tags : We all know I’m obsessed with energy-harvesting chips, and for the most part it’s early days. But now Nowi, a maker of energy-harvesting chips, has signed a deal with Digety to put its silicon inside a price tag designed for retail shelves.

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Smart home labels: What works with what?

Stacey Higginbotham

It’s the “Works with AirPlay” tag, available in visuals for displays and speakers, which you’ll find on compatible AirPlay products. This makes sense because HomeKit isn’t really a consumer product or app. It’s Apple’s framework for smart home devices. other Matter-supported platforms.

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Ecobee Smart Premium Thermostat: A worthy $249 upgrade for better air and comfort

Stacey Higginbotham

Given the price tag and the fact that our old Ecobee still works, I wasn’t sure if I’d feel this would be a good upgrade. It doesn’t look as nice because the zinc edging isn’t there, but it has all of the main features you might want in a smart thermostat. Image courtesy of K.