Kevin is back this week and we kick off the show discussing GE’s decision to spin out its industrial IoT business. From there we talk about the closure of Lighthouse, the smart camera maker, a critical update for Hue bulbs and Qualcomm’s new IoT chip. Then we dive into a swath of Alexa related news, including updates that tailor routines for locations, a new wall clock and the beta program from Amazon’s Guard security feature. The show isn’t all about Alexa. Kevin shares his thoughts on the Google Home Hub and I get excited about being able to see my G Suite calendar data on my Google Smart Display. (Here’s that Norm photo album we talked about.) We also handle the rather late-breaking news about Ring’s lack of camera footage security. We also answer a listener question about why some connected devices don’t work with mesh Wi-Fi systems.
My guest this week is my family. My husband and daughter come on the show each year to discuss what they like and don’t like from the world of smart devices. While we love Alexa and use it often, we’re switching over to Google Home after seeing the Nest gear and how well it performs with the Google Smart Displays. We also discuss our thoughts about what to take with us when we move and which devices we’ll miss most. I hope you enjoy the show, and the holidays!
Host: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Guest: Andrew and Anna Allemann
Sponsors: Digicert and Afero
- What the new GE IIoT business needs to do
- Thank you Hue!
- Alexa gets a lot of cool features and integrations
- There’s a smart bulb in my room?
- Yes, they are still talking about the June oven
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Hi Stacey and Kevin! Love the show! I look forward to it every week.
On episode 195, you mentioned the desire to have location-based reminders for when you are LEAVING. Oh, how I have longed for this on Google Assistant forever! I frequently set reminders for location such as “Remind me when I get home to _____”, and yet one thing that is sorely missing the ability to say “Remind me when I LEAVE from here to ____”!
I have sent in feedback to Google numerous times, but as of yet, this is a feature that is still missing. Perhaps now that Amazon is going to be doing something with this, Google might get off their butt and add it! ????