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 and the new Almond router from Securifi. We also touch on HP Enterprises‘ hop into the internet of things and Hitachi’s new formal IoT group.
Then we go to Rich Brown, who is the executive editor of CNET’s smart home and appliance coverage, to discuss how the news site set up a smart house in Louisville, Kentucky, the site’s favorite gadgets and how the Amazon Echo has democratized access to the smart home. The big theme of our conversation was compromise, as in, if you want a smart home you are going to have to make compromises.
Hosts: Ken Tofel and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Rich Brown, Executive Editor, CNET
- A smart home may be a wasteful home
- Deciphering OpenThread
- Everyone is hopping into the Industrial Internet pool
- CNET’s favorite smart home devices
- The smart home isn’t a democracy
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Hi, Stacy. Loved this episode, especially the home energy measurement discussion. Two things:
– it would be great if you had links to the products that you discuss in each episode. I spent a couple minutes searching for Curve, instead of Curb.
– There is another home energy measurement product called Sense, of which I know nothing, except the marketing hype. The hype is pretty thick. Perhaps you could look at this product in a future episode.
I will add a products mentioned section i nthe podcast. Apologies for the wild goose chase. Is Curve something interesting? 🙂